Air India chairman promises aid to stricken familes of crash

Dubai: The chairman of Air India has said he will make it his personal mission to help relatives of the victims of last month’s Mangalore crash, and promised to iron out the technical problems that have plagued its budget carrier’s flights in recent weeks.
“We will take care of the families,” said Arvind Jadhav during his first visit to Dubai since he took over Air India’s top post in May of last year.
He added that he would help victims’ families find jobs and also set up a trust fund to assist them. “This is my personal pledge,” he said. The May 22 crash of an Air India Express flying from Dubai to Mangalore killed 158 people.
The airline also faces passenger criticisms over delays and poor service.
While technical problems should be sorted out by the middle of next month, a call centre based in Trivandrum, southern India, should be ready within the week, he said.
16/06/10 Ramola Talwar Badam and Praveen Menon/The National, UAE

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