Mumbai, Jul 22 (PTI) Round 76 per cent of respondents in a pan-India on-line survey opined that many airways in India are spending extra on publicity than on passenger security.
The net survey carried out by LocalCircles revealed that as many as 64 per cent of those respondents had skilled at the least one tough flight within the final three years, involving a tough takeoff, touchdown, or inflight scenario.
The survey, which acquired 44,000 responses from residents throughout 322 districts, assumes significance amidst a spate of incidents, each mid-air and on floor, reported lately.
These included Tata Group-run Air India’s Boeing 787-8 plane accident that crashed inside seconds of taking off for London Gatwick from Ahmedabad final month, killing 241 of the 242 passengers on board and one other 19 on the bottom.
The Plane Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is investigating the crash and has already submitted its preliminary report.
Additionally, on Monday, passengers on board Air India Kochi-Mumbai flight had a slim escape after the plane veered off the runway throughout touchdown, inflicting intensive harm to the plane.
On the identical day, one other Air India flight aborted takeoff for Kolkata from Delhi on the final minute as a result of a “technical snag” whereas IndiGo flight from Goa made an emergency touchdown as a result of a “touchdown gear” concern.
On the similar time, the outside window body of a SpiceJet flight working on Goa-Pune got here off mid-air, creating panic among the many passengers onboard the Bombardier Q400 plane.
The survey first requested air travellers, “Do you imagine India-based airways are spending extra on publicity than on security?” “Out of 26,696 who responded to the query 43 per cent acknowledged, “sure, all of them”; 33 per cent of respondents acknowledged “sure, a few of them”; 11 per cent of respondents acknowledged “no, none of them” focus extra on publicity and fewer on security; and 13 per cent of respondents didn’t give a transparent reply, as per the discharge.
“In abstract, 76 per cent Indian airline passengers surveyed imagine that many airways are spending extra on publicity than security, ” it stated.
Of the full respondents within the survey, 63 per cent had been males whereas 37 per cent had been girls.
Additionally, 46 per cent of respondents had been from Tier 1, 25 per cent from Tier 2, and the remaining 29 per cent had been from Tier 3, 4, 5 and rural districts, it stated.
The survey additionally requested flyers, “Within the final three years, what proportion of your flights (takeoff, inflight or landings) on India-based airways would you classify as tough or traumatic?”
“Out of 17,630 who responded to the query 75 per cent acknowledged over 50 per cent of flights; 6 per cent of respondents acknowledged 40-50 per cent flights, one other 6 per cent of respondents acknowledged 30-40 per cent flights whereas 9 per cent of respondents acknowledged 10-20 per cent flights, and so forth” as per LocalCircles.
“To sum up, 64 per cent airline passengers surveyed in India say they’ve had at the least a number of tough flights within the final 3 years with a tough takeoff, touchdown or inflight expertise,” it stated.