Passenger Falls Asleep During Meal Service On Flight, Akasa Air Crew's Sweet Note Goes Viral

While travelling by flight, many passengers struggle with the dilemma of falling asleep. Some may want to rest but don't want to miss the meal service (especially on short flights). Thus, it can be difficult to decide whether to close one's eyes or not. But what if you didn't have to make a choice? Recently, an X user shared what happened when he fell asleep on a plane and missed the food distributed by the flight attendants. His post has garnered a lot of attention online and won many hearts.

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X user Kush (@DealDigger_) tagged AkasaAir and expressed his gratitude for what he called "the most thoughtful service" he experienced in recent times. He explained that he felt exhausted because of his work schedule and fell asleep on his flight. He revealed that the crew didn't wake him up for the meal service, but they left a "sweet note" on his seat. It read, "You missed your meal as we didn't want to disturb you in your sleep... just press the service button when you wake up."

Shoutout to @AkasaAir for the most thoughtful service I've experienced recently! ✈️ 💤

Because of my work schedule, I'm usually exhausted on flights. Instead of waking me up for the meal service, the crew left this sweet note on my seat.

“You missed your meal as we didn't want… pic.twitter.com/PjAQyBP6Io

— Kush (Deal Digger) (@DealDigger_) January 11, 2026

Akasa Air responded to the post on X, stating, "Hi Kush, thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're thrilled to hear that our crew's thoughtful gesture made a difference in your journey. At Akasa Air, we strive to make every flight a comfortable and memorable one. Your kind words motivate us to continue delivering exceptional service. We look forward to welcoming you onboard again soon!

Hi Kush, thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're thrilled to hear that our crew's thoughtful gesture made a difference in your journey. At Akasa Air, we strive to make every flight a comfortable and memorable one. Your kind words motivate us to continue delivering…

— Akasa Air (@AkasaAir) January 11, 2026

Here's how X users reacted to the post:

Indeed a thoughtful act by the airline

— Vaibhav (@vaibhavluthra) January 11, 2026

That's a sweet gesture!

— Ankit Dewan (@ankitdewan) January 11, 2026

By this we can say that the management is doing groundwork well.

— Technical Analyst (@saiprasad2318) January 11, 2026

This is a great feature!

— Aryan Chaturvedi (@AryanC111) January 11, 2026

This is really a good airline.. Flew very brief flight from a ahd to dli.. Comfortable.. Friendly staff and neat and clean airlines. So yes if I have to choose.. Will fly it again

— Shekhar (@shekhar6411) January 12, 2026

Great 👍. Nowadays on International flights, even the reputed airlines don't do it. If you sleep, you miss your food which, has become very frugal - cost cutting.

— R.V.S.Ramesh (@rvsramesh) January 12, 2026

Disclaimer: NDTV does not vouch for the claims by the X users.

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