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If an Air India flight is fully booked, don't worry. They might still have space for you, if not in economy  or first class, then definitely in the cockpit. Air India is once again in trouble. The airline, in a shocking violation of air safety norms, allowed three extra passengers on board a full-loaded flight. While one woman was accommodated in the cockpit's jump seat behind the pilots, two others were made to sit on foldable seats meant for cabin crew. I decided to interview an Air India official about this.
Me: "Three extra passengers? How could you do this?" AI official: "It was easy. We put one passenger in the cockpit and the other two in crew seats." Me: "But weren't you breaking the rules?" AI official: "It's really not that bad. At least we didn't make any passenger sit on the pilot's lap. Only the flight attendant." Me: "But wasn't the plane too crowded?" AI official: "Our planes are not as crowded as trains and buses. If you look outside our planes, you will never see a passenger hanging onto the wing. We are the only airline with a written policy to keep all our passengers inside." Me: "That's commendable. But people say you are just trying to make money by stuffing passengers onto a plane." Air India: "It is not a question of making money. It is a question of getting money. But more important than that is satisfying our passengers. Perhaps you have heard of our new slogan: 'Air India: We'll find space for you.'" Me: "That's pretty good, but it reminds me of another slogan: 'Shaadi.com: We'll find spouse for you." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Melvin Durai is a Manitoba-based writer and humorist. A native of India, he grew up in Zambia and has lived in North America since the early 1980s. Read his humor blog at http://www.Nshima.com Write to him at
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