Hyderabad: Air India has directed its crew to say “Jai Hind” with “much fervour” after every announcement.
“With immediate effect, all (crew) are required to announce ‘Jai Hind’ at the end of every announcement after a slight pause and much fervour,” stated the advisory issued by Air India director, operations, Amitabh Singh.
The advisory has been marked to all crew members of the cash-strapped carrier and it is only for cabin announcements.
During his first stint as Air India’s chairman and managing director, Mr Ashwani Lohani had issued a similar direction to pilots in May 2016.
According to officials, the current advisory is a “reminder” to the staff, in line with the “mood of the nation”.
“The captain of a flight should often connect with passengers during the journey and, at the end of first address, using the words ‘Jai Hind’ would make a tremendous impact,” Mr Lohani had said in May 2016.
Last month, the central government called back retired technocrat Mr Lohani to head the carrier as chairman and managing director for a second time within two years.
His first tenure as Air India chief was from August 2015 to August 2017. Mr Lohani was appointed Railway Board chairman in August 2017 and retired in December 2018.
