Air India crew will now say “Jai Hind” after every inflight announcement. Air India’s director operations, Captain Amitabh Singh, has issued a company advisory saying “with immediate effect, all are required to announce “Jai Hind” at the end of every announcement after a slight pause and with much fervour”. The decision is learnt to have been taken at the behest of Air India chairman Ashwani Lohani.
In line with mood of nation
According to officials, the current advisory is a “reminder” to the staff, in line with the “mood of the nation”.
“The captain of a flight should often connect with passengers during the journey and, at the end of first address, using the words ‘Jai Hind’ would make a tremendous impact,” Lohani said in a communication to his staff in May 2016.
