Air India's 6 seat reservation for women step earn mixed reviews; What do you think?
Los Angeles : Air India’s Maharaja has finally offered to bow to women with the news that they will start reserving seats for females on all domestic flights.
According to ANI report, Six seats on every domestic flight will be reserved for women from January 18.
This seems to be the first time that seats will be reserved for women passengers on planes.
In India, other transport services including local and long-distance trains, metros and buses have reserved berths, seats or coaches for women.
The step comes in wake of a recent incident on-board when a female flyer was reportedly groped by a co-passenger on Air India's Mumbai-Newark flight.
The incident took place when a business class passenger changed his seat to sit next to a female passenger in the economy class and allegedly groped her when she fell asleep.
On social media, the reservation news invoked some positive and negative remarks. Let us take a look at them.
Dear @airindiain. As a woman, this is insulting. My gender doesn't make me an invalid. This is what modern day sexism looks like https://t.co/BydLuz5vMt
— Nupur J Sharma (@UnSubtleDesi) January 12, 2017
After Air India decided to reserve seats for women on domestic flights. pic.twitter.com/7NJoc4mzH9
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) January 12, 2017
Air India to reserve seats for women in every flight, big insult to young independent strong women, this is why we need feminism.
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) January 12, 2017
Now @ravishndtv would ask for caste based reservations as well on Air India! https://t.co/UqYXjFNWke
— Shefali Vaidya. (@ShefVaidya) January 12, 2017
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