Flying High

Recently – most of my blogs start that way, I know, but its usually the recent happenings that make me write – I was in a flight and thanks to the low air fares, everyone can simply fly and it seems everyone was simply flying. As luck would have it, I was surrounded by a large family, with people in the age group 2 to 70, presumably going on a summer vacation. Though it is rather doubtful, but The Family must have checked in after me, else why would their seats be so far apart? After a good 15 mins of convincing and swapping, The Family did manage to get some seats together, but just when they were beginning to settle down they realized that they didn’t have window seats for all. (I wonder why they didn't charter a plane!) Thus began the fights, not only among the children but also among the elders and the kids.

I hadn’t seen a family more unruly; such that the airhostess had to shout at one of the “bhabhis” (I'm assuming) of The Family, saying “please take care of your child, if he falls down, who will be responsible”. This because the child was jumping up and down the aisle when the plane had begun its descent. The crazy doings of The Family, with such primitive, crude conduct would not end. It made me think, that a till a few years ago, flying was only for a selected few, a privilige. But now, Indians have money. And this is the Indian with the money! Finally India seems to have arrived; I do hope the manners will be on the next flight!