New Delhi: An Air India pilot, who flew the remains of Major Mukund Vardarajan martyred in an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir, wrote a moving letter to the army man's parents offering condolences.
Disclosing this in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation G M Siddeshwara said neither the captain nor the co-pilot were aware that the remains were on board the aircraft from New Delhi to Chennai late April.
The airline has regretted not being able to announce the presence of the remains in the aircraft, he said in response to a question whether the government was aware that Air India had "refused" to make an in-flight announcement about the presence of the remains.
"When Captain N Srinivasan came to know about this, he wrote a personal letter to the parents of Major Mukund Vardarajan conveying his sincerest condolences," the Minister said.
15/07/14 PTI/Business Standard
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Disclosing this in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation G M Siddeshwara said neither the captain nor the co-pilot were aware that the remains were on board the aircraft from New Delhi to Chennai late April.
The airline has regretted not being able to announce the presence of the remains in the aircraft, he said in response to a question whether the government was aware that Air India had "refused" to make an in-flight announcement about the presence of the remains.
"When Captain N Srinivasan came to know about this, he wrote a personal letter to the parents of Major Mukund Vardarajan conveying his sincerest condolences," the Minister said.
15/07/14 PTI/Business Standard
