Covid turbulence grounds dreams of aspiring pilots
Aarif Iqbal, 28, spends his days teaching budding pilots the theory of aircraft navigation. At night, he works as a call-centre executive.
Iqbal’s sights, though, are set skywards. The Delhi resident completed his commercial pilot licence (CPL) two years ago, but was unable to find a job as a pilot due to the economic downturn in 2019, and the Covid-19 pandemic the next year.
