The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Chandigarh has directed an air hostess training institute to pay Rs 1.64 lakh to an Ambala resident, who was told by an instructor at the institute that she cannot become an air hostess due to the burn scar on her right wrist.
The complainant alleged that she approached Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training at Chandigarh for the course after being assured by the institute and the rosy picture projected by them that after completion of course, students will get placed 100 per cent.
The complainant took the admission for a diploma in Aviation, Hospitality and Travel Management for one year and paid Rs 1,54,000 on June 22, 2016, after obtaining an education loan from a bank.