Ranbir Kapoor flew in from Bangalore in economy class

Ranbir Kapoor's tall frame was wrapped in the stuffy economy class seat yesterday on a flight from Bangalore to Mumbai. It had nothing to do with an austerity drive.

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Because of limited availability of flights available following the pilot strike at Indian Airlines and Air India, Ranbir Kapoor had to travel economy class along with director Ayaan Mukherjee and co-star Konkona Sen Sharma.



A source reveals, "Ranbir was in Bangalore for the promotional activities of Wake Up Sid. He had to return to Mumbai on Wednesday for a trial he was holding for close friends and family at Yashraj Studios. He tried to get last-minute business class tickets but because the number of the flights has been reduced drastically, he couldn't get a ticket. He chose to travel economy class instead as he couldn't miss his own trial."

Ranbir says, "I really didn't want to miss out on the trial, so we decided to take the four-o'clock flight out of Bangalore. The airport is some two hours away from the city so we thought getting back to Mumbai earlier would be a good idea.

Since the flight scheduling is crazy, we took whatever tickets were available." He further adds, "I travel all the time by economy. I don't have any qualms about it. I travel to Bhopal (for Rajneeti shooting) on a common class flight a lot and have no problems with it. I am not hell-bent on only flying business or first class."

He continues, "People have started to refer to me as Sid even on my birthday last week so many people messaged me their greetings calling me Sid. Even on this flight, people called Sid and it is a nice feeling. I slept through most of the flight."

About Wake Up Sid, he says, "We have been going to various places across the country to promote the film and it is a nice feeling that people have liked what they have seen in the promos and all till now. There's a good vibe and buzz to the project and I am kicked about it.u00a0 Just waiting for this Friday."