New Delhi: When President Barack Obama arrives in India on January 25, it will be in Air Force One- that jetliner so advanced and iconic that it has been granted leading man status in several films. In India, Air Force One will be treated very much as a VVIP - it will be accorded the same protocol in Indian air space that is set aside for the President of India and the Prime Minister. (Also read: Air Force One to Fly Obama to Agra, 'Beast' Will Have Doctor)
That means that as soon as Air Force One enters the Indian airspace, it will get priority over all other air traffic - simply put, any other plane flying that time will have to wait until Air Force One touches down.
The President's plane - a Boeing 747-200 or Jumbo Jet - has 4,000 square feet of space spread over three storeys and is equipped with a conference room, presidential suite, a medical suite and private cabins for senior aides of the President. At any given point of time, the food galley can feed up to 1,00 people simultaneously.
21/01/15 Sandeep Phukan/Sugam Singhal/NDTV
That means that as soon as Air Force One enters the Indian airspace, it will get priority over all other air traffic - simply put, any other plane flying that time will have to wait until Air Force One touches down.
The President's plane - a Boeing 747-200 or Jumbo Jet - has 4,000 square feet of space spread over three storeys and is equipped with a conference room, presidential suite, a medical suite and private cabins for senior aides of the President. At any given point of time, the food galley can feed up to 1,00 people simultaneously.
21/01/15 Sandeep Phukan/Sugam Singhal/NDTV
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