Air India crew told to say ‘Jai Hind’ after every in-flight announcement

NEW DELHI: Air India crew will have to say “Jai Hind” after every flight announcement “with much fervour”, said an official advisory of the national carrier.

“With immediate effect, all (crew) are required to announce ‘Jai Hind’ at the end of every announcement after a slight pause and much fervour,” stated the advisory issued by Amitabh Singh, Director Operations, Air India.

The advisory has been marked to all crew members of the cash-strapped carrier.

During his first stint as Air India’s Chairman and Managing Director, Ashwani Lohani had issued a similar direction to pilots in May 2016.

According to officials, the current advisory is a “reminder” to the staff, in line with the “mood of the nation”.

Until today, Air India pilots routinely ended their one in-flight announcement to passengers with a ‘Jai Hind’ but now they are required to repeat it after every announcement.

But in today’s political climate, once is clearly not enough to demonstrate unstinting loyalty to the nation.