New Delhi: Flying is a right that we all take for granted. Whatever the destination, most of us just swipe our credit cards online, strap on our seat belts, gaze languidly at the window, and get set for an all too familiar experience.
But in this age of hyper-aviation with falling airfares and an increased number of low-cost airlines, it is easy to forget there is an India that has never seen a plane close up, let alone sat in one.
Bahadur Gupta is one man who hasn't forgotten this India. A native of Kaisal village in Haryana's Kaithal district, Gupta, who rose through the ranks to become a mechanical engineer in the erstwhile Indian Airlines, promised his fellow villagers that he would show them the wonderworld on board a plane. Thus was born Gupta's Dwarka-based 'fantasy flight', where, with the help of a grounded Indian Airlines plane, he helps many people live this fantasy even as they learn an important lesson in safety.
Read news in full 16/03/14 Ashwin Ahmad/Mail Today/India Today
No comments:
Post a Comment