Air crash survivor looks ahead with hope

Mangalore: The only trauma the survivor of Air India Boeing crash of May 22 Abdul Ismail from Puttur faces today, is physical. He has overcome the mental trauma of the crash and gets sound sleep. "I revisit the nightmare only when somebody asks me to recall the events of that fateful day, says Ismail.
He told `TOI' that he has recovered almost 90%. "I have pain in my lower back when I travel long distance. I have been advised to wear a brace for another month by the doctor when I visited him on Saturday," said Ismail.
He and his family do not want him to go back to Dubai, where he was working as a manager at a sports shop. Ismail has applied for a job with Air India as Air India Chairman and MD Arvind Jadhav had assured the survivors of employment. "I have not received any reply from them, he said.
Ismail used to earn close to Rs 50,000 a month (Dirham 4,000) at Dubai. "I know I cannot expect such a salary here. But I will take up any job, suitable for my qualification," says Ismail, who has not completed his pre-university studies.
Right now the interim compensation of Rs 2 lakh from Air India and PMRY relief fund of Rs 50,000 is seeing him through in these difficult times. The state government's promised compensation of Rs 50,000 has not come through yet.
12/07/10 Stanley G Pinto/Times of India

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