After 10 minutes around 6:15 PM Shayam Rao told us that there is no seat available on the plane and our brother cannot go%u2026we protested that it is not true as all the waitlisted passengers on the priority list have boarded the plane except the person at number 1 spot on the priority list%u2026(my brother had to leave in an emergency that is why he was on waitlist)%u2026After lot of pleading and begging Shayam Rao told us that there is only one way%u2026I asked him we will do anything%u2026HE ASKED US FOR $ 500 CASH TO ARRANGE A SEAT%u2026.this was it%u2026.me and my brother just could not utter a word%u2026.I felt like someone had slapped me right on my face%u2026me and my brother just came back and didn%u2019t say a word for one full hour...we were overwhelmed by the self induced shame and just sat there on the bench until the AI flight left%u2026we tried to arrange a seat on all the other airlines till 4:00 AM in the morning and finally paid $4,000 for a on the spot ticket%u2026.I have tried complaining against this but AIR INDIA does not seem to care%u2026there head office in Los Angeles does not even want to discuss this%u2026they told me to just write a complaint at Air India%u2019s complaint email address. Great Airlines of Great People%u2026India is really on the move%u2026now we have the nerve to demand bribe even outside India%u2026Mera Desh Mahan!