Nowadays, when you come across news headlines that start with “Close shave for Air India passengers...”, you start guessing what could be the next 'technical issue' that has gripped the airlines. It was only last night (Tuesday) that another Air India aircraft made the already woeful state of affairs look more alarming.
Of course, we Indians are a tolerant race and we hardly raise our eyebrows at 'minor' but frequent 'technical glitches', but something as menacing as tyre burst is ought to be taken with a pinch of salt, that too, when there are more than 150 passengers on board.
By now, you all must have come across the news of flight AI630 that landed at Mumbai airport from Nagpur on the night of 15 March. Although sources from the airport claimed that some passengers suffered injuries when they were being evacuated through the emergency chute, the AI officials refuted the claim stating that no injury to any passenger was reported.
Nowadays, when you come across news headlines that start with “Close shave for Air India passengers...”, you start guessing what could be the next 'technical issue' that has gripped the airlines. It was only last night (Tuesday) that another Air India aircraft made the already woeful state of affairs look more alarming.
Of course, we Indians are a tolerant race and we hardly raise our eyebrows at 'minor' but frequent 'technical glitches', but something as menacing as tyre burst is ought to be taken with a pinch of salt, that too, when there are more than 150 passengers on board.
By now, you all must have come across the news of flight AI630 that landed at Mumbai airport from Nagpur on the night of 15 March. Although sources from the airport claimed that some passengers suffered injuries when they were being evacuated through the emergency chute, the AI officials refuted the claim stating that no injury to any passenger was reported.
