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Sun Oct 4

Air India is a joke

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/business/india-business/Air-India-pilots-crew-slug-it-out-at-30000-ft/articleshow/5085243.cms

This story of Air India pilots sexually harassing a filght attendant doesn’t surprise me.  Whatever you may believe about the accusations, the behavior of the staff jeapordizes the lives of those on the plane.  To call it unprofessional barely scratches the surface.  India is still a poor country; it inexplicably subsidizes Air India- the most recent request was $10 billion for the year - despite the fact that India has over half a dozen highly successful private sector airlines such as Jet.  These other airlines now make up over 80% of the market.  What India is doing subsidizing a highly inefficient operation like Air India which has labor strikes regularly, a terrible record of service and efficiency, and whose subsidy is no longer necessary in a market with numerous viable options, is beyond me.