Air India - Should we carry this white elephant
Legal Corner Icon — the image was hosted by the publisher and was not captured.WHAT do employees of Air India do two days after one of their aircrafts refused to respect the runway and ran away with 160 lives? They simply went on strike disrupting the entire flight schedule and leaving hapless passengers stranded in all major airports.
This is worse than highway robbery. As such the employees are known for their callous, indecent and incompetent nature. And the organisation is deep in debts and facing the recent tragedy. Why don't they realise that they are surviving only on government money and largesse? That means they are eating the taxpayer's money and that tax payer includes the poorest of the poor ion the country who can never dream of reaching anywhere near an airport. The fact that they can go on strike within three days of the ghastly accident, shows that they have absolutely no concern for the organisation or its future. Should we waste the people's money on such a white elephant? Why can't we simply close it down or sell it off?
And because of the government's directive that its employees should travel only by Air India, there is a tremendous pressure on administration with babus taking more time on their tours and spending more time in airports than in the air or their offices.
The other day I was stranded in Bangalore airport for five hours because there was no clue as to when my Air India flight would take off. After four hours at least ten people had cancelled their tickets and took refund. At that time I offered to buy another ticket for a friend who was ready to join me. The Air India officer told me that booking is closed and he cannot sell another ticket. Now I know why they can never make profits!