>Can you also imagine some Deshi to pull out a book and read it
Hehehe Mukul da,
What did you expect? That the desi will calmly pull out Milton's 'Paradise Lost' . No pun intended, given the good possibility that his flight may eventually be cancelled. :)
--Ram
On 9/10/06, mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Can you imagine a Deshi waiting for the Fasten Seat Belt Sign switched off -after the exit door was opened - to get up and open the overhead luggage rack and SLOWLY, help the next lady bring down her heavy bag -- and finally take out HIS light one?.
Can you also imagine some Deshi to pull out a book and read it quietly ,seriously through -- after he learnt that his flight is going to be delayed by 1 hour?
Can you imagine one just getting seated-not to push the call button and shout for water?
Can you imagine the same after his thirst was quenched - not to suddenly recline back as much as possible -crushing the knees of the passenger behind?
Rarely if at all-Right?
mm
From: "Ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "mc mahant" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Assam] Indians are unruly passengers - TOI
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:27:01 -0500
Mukul da,A few years ago (a little after 9/11), a group of Bollywood flim actors were subjected to intense interrogation at JFK after landing. Why - because they were making a big racket, singing, exchanging cell phones, blackberries, and walking up/down the asiles like nobody's business.They were let go later - at the intervention of Indian consulate offocials.--Ram
On 9/10/06, mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Raam,
Your assessment is so correct.
It persists in -Econmy-Business-First classes.
mm
From: "Ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: AssamNet < [email protected]>
Subject: [Assam] Indians are unruly passengers - TOI
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:08:03 -0500
Though it is difficult to generalize, I have often found this to be true, at least in many instances. Many passengers treat the plane are their ancestral property.One of the biggest complaints I have is of the condition of the restrooms after about 10 minutes into flight.My experience with India bound flights (specially Air India), is the utter disregard for cleanliness of restrooms during long flights. The restrooms are usually strewn with toilet paper, are wet, stenchy and unflushed.But I hear, its is the same situation with PIA and Bangladesh Biman. One can hear stewardesses being yelled at as 'ai mem sahib, mero ko khanna naih diya abhi thak' (translated roughly - ai lady (who speaks Ingrazi), why haven't you given me any food yet)).But this is not just on flights. Last evening, we went out to a recommended restaurant called 'Mayuri' for a quiet evening. To our dismay, it was one of the noisiest Desi restaurant ever. As our luck would have it, there was a birthday bash in the 'party room' - loud, lousy music, and a compere shouting at the top of his voice in a bad desi accent topped it off.In the restaurant dining area, desi kids (those precious kids) were running all over the place, while their doting parents assumed that the rest of the diners would obviously be so gratified if the brats kept coming at you. There was one guy, with a huge (proud) smile on his face, watching his bratty kid visit all the tables. Add all this to the usually high decibel level when desis gather around, and you can kiss you quiet evening goodbye. So, I thought, well, might as well make my pilgrimage to the restroom - but the Gods wern't kind - should've known - it was a desi restaurant, why on earth would the restroom be clean - it defies logic? This restroom was worse than the one in an Air India flight.Most desi restaurants in the Houston are loud and garish. It is quite possible that desis equate loud, noisy places as 'good, cheap, food' - ambience be damned.It is possible, though, I was just having a lousy evening to begin with:-)--Ram______________________MUMBAI: While the debate rages on whether the 12 Indian detained by the Dutch police on Wednesday were victims of racial profiling, flight attendants feel Indian passengers habitually ignore instructions of the cabin crew while on board.
An Indian Airlines attendant who flies on the Kolkata-Bangkok sector says, "These so-called educated passengers do not switch off their cell phones when they are asked to do so, and still make calls when the plane is ready for take off or is landing. Before the plane halts, they jump up from their seats and open the baggage. They ignore the 'seat belt on' signs. It's really tiring to attend to such passengers."
Referring to the North West Airlines flight in which the Indian passengers apparently refused to follow instructions of the crew, the attendant said, "If we were to follow such strict rules in India, then every flight would have to make emergency landing."
Unlike the NorthWest Airlines crew, emergency landings are frowned upon in India. The duty of the cabin crew to keep an eagle eye on passenger's behaviour is almost taken for granted.
Explaining the predicament, an Airhostess says, "Even if we are forced to enforce the rules because of such passengers, we are not supposed to leave our seats until we are instructed by the captain."
According to cabin crews, first-time flyers and couriers are the ones who are mostly to blame. "As these passengers fly frequently, they are often upgraded to the better section under the frequent-flyer programme. They spend the duration of the flight moving up and down the plane to be with colleagues in the Economy Class which causes a lot of confusion inside the aircraft," feels one of the cabin crews.Crew members also complain about passengers behaving badly after a couple of drinks on sectors like Bangkok, which have a free-bar service.
An NRI who travelled by North West from Amsterdam to Mumbai earlier this year, said though he thought the behaviour of the flight crew in this week's incident "smacked of racial discrimination", Indian passengers often behaved inappropriately.
He recalled an earlier flight in which on landing at the Mumbai airport, even before the 'seat belt on' sign was put up, most Indian passengers had unbuckled their belts and sprung from their seats. "Their cell phones had begun to ring when they were supposed to keep them switched off. Only after the airhostess sternly told them that no one would be allowed to get down did they obey her instructions."
In stark contrast, an airhostess who flies in the international sector, says, "Foreigners and NRIs are totally different in international airways. They even ask for permission to listen to music on their personal electronic devices. In fact, we might be losing some good travellers. We have come across passengers who have appreciated our services but have told us they would never to fly our airline because of unruly co-passengers who are a nuisance."
Also, due to intense competition, airlines often have to put up with badly behaved passengers. An airline pilot can offload an unruly passenger, but he refrains from doing so because a rival pilot may not take similar action.
However, say flight attendants, if all airlines begin to take strict action against disobedient passengers, it would go a long way in creating better flying conditions. They suggest the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation should consider such a proposal.
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