Sankara Menon · @mullaNasirudin
3rd May 2014 from TwitLonger
A letter I posted on face book is being re-posted here. Hope someone will forward it to Secretary, CA and DGCA. i could not find their handles
To
1. Secretary, Civil Aviation
Government of India
2. Director General of Civil Aviation
India
Dear Sir:
Please see
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/.../air-india-declined...
“New Delhi: A request made by an Army officer accompanying the body of martyr Maj. Mukund Vardarajan to the pilots of an Air India Srinagar-Delhi flight on Sunday on board — that an announcement be made to the passengers about the supreme sacrifice of the slain officer — was not entertained by the pilots as it was against aviation rules, Air India sources have confirmed.
Maj. Vardarajan died in an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir recently. The episode has triggered enormous debate on social media platforms.
According to sources, the Army officer on board the flight made two specific requests that the pilots broadcast a written message about thesupreme sacrifice made by the slain officer. “The request was not entertained since aviation rules do not allow for any announcement to be made randomly,” sources said.”
Compare this with
http://www.deltacargo.com/Pro.../Specialty/HumanRemains.aspx
Read how they do it in a country where the Soldier is respected and be ashamed.
http://www.johnnyjet.com/.../fallen-soldier-on-my-delta.../
Also in US I have seen how soldiers are accorded priority in Boarding before everybody else.
I request the Secretary, Civil Aviation, the DGCA to read the third report and hang their head in shame for not having done what is required before even the event arose.
N. Sankara Menon.