In all fairness I must report I had a great DEL-PVG on AI yesterday. Good lounge Fabulous service great drinks great food ( all served with tinfoil intact but India is not a great country for style, utility is the national culture, so thats OK i guess) menus amenity kit everything was good. Clean bathrooms functional IFE. When Air India is good its a top service airline.

And this with 17/18 full in J ( 787) with lots of sleazy sarkari upgrades so you can imagine the trauma for cabin crew.

I will report on my return flight tomorrow too.