Air India introduces women-only sections on domestic flights

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Air India has started selling women-only rows of seats.

From January 18, the national airline will reserve the third row – six seats – in economy for female passengers travelling alone.

The seats will be offered without extra charges with the move designed to “enhance comfort levels”.

The segregated seats are currently only available on domestic routes, with Air India not confirming whether the move will be available on international services.

The decision to start selling women-only seats follows two recent incidents of male passengers reportedly groping female passengers on Air India flights.

Last week, Air India announced it would keep plastic handcuffs on all flights to restrain “unruly flyers”.

Source: Buying Business Travel

It reminds me Belgian trains in the 1950s with carriages for women only.

[sean1982]

Air India has started selling women-only rows of seats.

From January 18, the national airline will reserve the third row – six seats – in economy for female passengers travelling alone.

The seats will be offered without extra charges with the move designed to “enhance comfort levels”.

The segregated seats are currently only available on domestic routes, with Air India not confirming whether the move will be available on international services.

The decision to start selling women-only seats follows two recent incidents of male passengers reportedly groping female passengers on Air India flights.

Last week, Air India announced it would keep plastic handcuffs on all flights to restrain “unruly flyers”.

Source: Buying Business Travel

It reminds me Belgian trains in the 1950s with carriages for women only.

truely ... we are going back in time

[galaxy]

" Women in India continue to face numerous problems, including violent victimisation through rape, acid throwing, dowry killings, marital rape, and the forced prostitution of young girls. In 2012, the Thomson Reuters Foundation ranked India as the worst G20 country in which to be a woman."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_India