New Delhi: While international exclusive airlines are leaving no stone unturned to tackle terror in the skies, India's elite security force, the National Security Guard (NSG), are literally begging for a modern aircraft to carry out anti-hijack drills! These black cat commandos, who would be dispatched at a minute's notice to take on terrorists and save passengers in case of a hijack, have to make do with a smaller, outdated aircraft provided by Air India. Not for them the Boeings and the Airbuses that crowd the skies with billions of fliers daily.
No airlines except Air India and sometimes Jet Airways have come forward to provide their aircraft to this elite security force. The NSG has discussed the matter at high-level meetings with heads of various agencies, but not a single modern aircraft has come their way so far. A source at the NSG said airlines are busy making profits and are not bothered about the safety of fliers. Now, the elite force has approached the Union home ministry to put pressure on airlines to provide it with modern aircraft. NSG commandos have been specially trained to tackle hostage situations in any type of aircraft, but anti-hijack drills are an absolute necessity.
06/04/15 Ankur Sharma/India Today
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No airlines except Air India and sometimes Jet Airways have come forward to provide their aircraft to this elite security force. The NSG has discussed the matter at high-level meetings with heads of various agencies, but not a single modern aircraft has come their way so far. A source at the NSG said airlines are busy making profits and are not bothered about the safety of fliers. Now, the elite force has approached the Union home ministry to put pressure on airlines to provide it with modern aircraft. NSG commandos have been specially trained to tackle hostage situations in any type of aircraft, but anti-hijack drills are an absolute necessity.
06/04/15 Ankur Sharma/India Today
