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Hear this,barely days after the tragic Mangalore crash, Air India has flown into trouble once again with a flash strike being called by a section of its engineers, cabin crew and ground staff to protest against a showcause notice issued to their union leaders on Tuesday.
Around 45 flights were cancelled till midnight of which 12 were from Delhi. Most other flights operated on a delayed schedule, leading to chaos across almost all airports in the country. Passengers booked on Wednesday's flights have been told to call up the airline for flight status before leaving for the airport. 
In a country where travelling by a flight was till a recent a taboo or more like a luxury has now become a routine affair, Indian Airlines or more so Air India still seems to struggle with innumerable issues like union troubles, strikes,  or lately the crash. How on the earth are they thinking to even run the airline forget making a profit out of it.
Personal experience, run a search for a flight deal from anywhere to anywhere in the country the last airline with the highest price tag will Indian Airlines. And what for, the delayed departures, the hovering over the airport wasting time, the airhostesses who are like my mom's age putting on heavy teflon coating make-up to hide all the wrinkles and crow's feet...phew...its like taking all that money and blowing it up with aviation fuel....

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In the wake of the Mangalore crash, Air India has rejected reports that operational and engineering infrastructure of its budget carrier was inadequate and did not meet required norms.. I have some serious doubts about that...ever seen the show Air Crash Investigations on NatGeo(btw the classiest channel on television)its a good show:)...but come to think of it...people really like watching tragic events....one plane crash or train accident and the entire news channels get flooded with reporters with latest updates from the crash sites, goofy looking experts analyzing all about the crash....survivors telling their stories....eye witnesses telling their versions...basically everyone wants to be a part of the tragedy and hog the limelight for their 15 seconds of fame...idiots!!!! anyway may their souls rest in peace.....
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one of my friends wrote something really interesting about this bit in facebook...saying that everyone joins communities, and pages on social networking communities, but no body cares enough to contribute in charity to provide compensation to the families...hmmm....food for thought ....:)