Key Points
He chose to walk alongside his wife, a wheelchair user..
But even though the octogenarian couple had pre-booked their wheelchairs,he didnt get one due to heavy demand, as per a statement by Air India...
The statement, which appears to be a bid to save the airlines reputation, points to the sorry state of affairs in Indias civil aviation sector..
Its not just the pilot, every single staff member plays a role.One-and-a-halfkilometres is a sizable distance for anyone to travel by foot, and if they didnt have a wheelchair, they should have arranged for any other means of transport...
In this day and age, every airborne incident makes it into the news cycle sometimes theyre funny, sometimes theyre disgusting, but sometimes as is in this case theyre tragic and entirely preventable..
