India’s greatest strength is its unity in diversity. The King of the Indian Skies, Indigo, is making a foray to capture the aviation sector on international routes, particularly the Gulf sector. Indigo displays our cherished unity in diversity by deploying a women-empowered aircrew from diverse backgrounds. Neha and Shruti — the Gorkha girls from the enchanting Darjeeling, Syeda Waheeda from Hyderabad, and Preeti from Jamshedpur — complete the dashing aircrew along with Captain Shahbaz Fahim and First Officer Sahil Israni for a professional and entertaining flight from Muscat to Hyderabad. Passenger Waheeda Begum spots Airhostess Syeda Waheeda going by the name plate. Waheeda and Waheeda gel well, much to the amusement of the fellow passengers. Syeda Waheeda’s mellifluous announcements in Hindi and the Telugu Medium — educated Waheeda Begum’s one-liners in Telugu—were so distinct! The Hindi-Telugu bonhomie of the proud Hyderabadis, Waheeda, and Waheeda, who spoke Urdu as their mother tongue, regaled the passengers. Different ethnicities, regions, and languages represented made it a beautiful melting pot in mid-air.
The smart aircrew sniffed that a journalist was on board. Communication is the key to success, they say. Airhostess Syeda Waheeda sounded like a spokesperson for Indigo by speaking eloquently about Indigo, its supportive management, and her charming colleagues, Preeti, Neha, and Shruti. For Syeda Waheeda, Indigo could do no wrong! She declared that Indigo provides the best security to the women aircrew on late-night flights on the Gulf Sector, which is the number one reason to be a part of Indigo’s staff. She attributed training and communication skills as the hallmarks of a smart international aircrew. She was enamored with Preeti, the pretty girl from Jamshedpur. No doubt Preeti was presentable, pleasing, charming, and respectful toward passengers on the late-night flight. Preeti has wanted to be an air hostess since her childhood. She is six months old. Waheeda had a good word about her colleague Shruti’s firmness and discipline. She calls Shruti a sweet and top-focused girl. Shruti wanted the passengers’ full attention and all ears while she was giving the mandatory instructions on what to do in case the flight landed on the water! Is it scary? Let’s move on.
Syeda Waheeda has an MBA in finance. She is well-conversant with the ‘wise’ policies of Indigo’s management and applauds the expanding fleet of Indigo in capturing new frontiers. She had friends as the aircrew, which was the motivation for her to be one of them. She is one of the three daughters of her mother, who feels proud of the daughters. Her father is a contractor. This is an enlightened family where girls are not considered a burden but encouraged to pursue careers of their choice.
Neha from Darjeeling has seen seven summers in Indigo. She likes flying. So, she chose to become an air hostess. She is friendly and does not dominate her colleagues. Cooperation is the key. The aircrew on the flight went about their chores with ease, and in the spare time they had, they spread cheers with their giggles and little anecdotes.
The passenger, Waheeda Begum, is a woman of substance driven by a passion to chart her children’s careers, and steering it toward success. She tagged her journo spouse after giving a taste of medicine regarding family coming first and work next in times of absolute need and the progression of children’s future. No wonder her son Abdul Malik will remember his mother’s way of giving his father ‘Paracetamol’ by mistake and not to waste the medicine by giving the poor spouse a ‘headache.’ The passenger, Waheeda, was traveling home to complete the admission process for the apple of her eye, Abdul Malik, the Sultan of her house. Hopefully, Abdul Malik learns his lessons in the right way to engineer the craft of a doctor successfully.
Women add spice and drama to life! BeyondHeadlines came across determined and talented women mid-air. There is nothing more exhilarating than arriving on the holy soil of our country before our scheduled arrival. Captain Shahbaz Fahim made a smooth touchdown. Indigo seems to be ticking the right boxes now. Empower more women. They march shoulder to shoulder with men and shape the destiny of our great nation!
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