An Air India flyer has sought damages from the airline after the recent leak of personal data of 4.5 million passengers including hers and her husband`s. A legal notice was sent to Air India management on July 4 by Ritika Handoo in which she said that the airline informed her about the breach on June 1, her lawyer said.

Terming the breach as a violation of her "right to be forgotten and informational autonomy", she sought a compensation of Rs 30 lakh. Air India`s passenger service system provider SITA faced a sophisticated cyberattack in February this year leading to the leak of personal data of 4.5 million passengers -- which included passengers of the national carrier -- from across the world, the email sent by the carrier said.