Write-Turn 3 - The Road(s) Not Taken

‘For the first time ever domestic passengers in India have crossed one crore in a month’. Wow, that’s a great stat.

For the ones who thought it ‘may’ happen, yes, it has happened this ‘May’. Many of my 'young friends' I know might have contributed to that stat.

As soon as I read it I was reminded of the poem by Robert Frost, ‘The Road not taken’. That particular poem is entirely of a different context and of a different subject.

But 1 crore passengers taking the flight means that, that many people not hitting the Indian roads. I remembered the poem, ’The Road(s) not taken in that context. Apologies to Mr.Frost.

The stat of 'a crore' passengers open doors for lot many other stats for me. Every time a passenger boards a plane, there is a 'Namaste' or a greeting by the aircraft staff. That means a minimum of a crore greeting has been conveyed. Even if 50% of the passengers greeted back, that’s around 15 million ‘good words’ (even if it is not meant at heart entirely) exchanged. When the world is witnessing so many ‘unpleasant’ events today, that is a happy bit of statistic.

Reports say that IndiGo topped the list in the number of passengers. No news of Kingfisher Airlines. With the ‘May Heat’, Kingfisher would have topped the chart in a different segment.

Also you don’t have to fly in a Kingfisher flight to feel ‘high’. You can have the same feeling (highness) having another ‘Kingfisher ‘product at the comforts of your home.