Friday, July 03, 2015

Aviation min apologises for Fadnavis, Rijiju but heads should roll at Air India

New Delhi: The Minister of Civil Aviation today offered an unconditional apology for Air India's abominable conduct in preferring VIP passengers over regular, paid ones and that is reassuring. But it does not even begin the address the problems Air India is faced with.
In a hastily convened presser this evening, A Gajapathi Raju said "we regret it" even as he admitted that neither the sequence of events nor accountability in the recent episodes was clear as of now.
The ministry continues to await a report from Air India on exactly what transpired on two flights which were allegedly delayed due to VIP tantrums. The minister also acknowledged that the Prime Minister's Office has sought a detailed report on the two incidents.
Now, after Air India does manage to submit a report of the two incidents, Raju will consult civil aviation secretary RN Choubey before deciding on a course of action. Though the minister hesitated to say what the action or actions would be, isn't it only natural to expect some heads to roll in Air India for inconveniencing hundreds of passengers just for a handful of VIPs?
Air India has been in the news for all the wrong reasons this past week, prompting sceptics to again question the rationale of this government shying away from privatising the white elephant.
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