Indianness - Punctuality

Certain words in the dictionary remain as an antonym to typical Indian nature. No need to tell, "PUNCTUALITY" is one among them. Shashi Tharoor's series in TOI on Indianness had a lot to mention about it. One among the very first things that flashes in our mind when we think of our punctual habits is the timing being maintained by our transport system. Be it road or rail or air: no partiality, its same everywhere, none used to be on time :) I don't think, we ever we had a history of all flights on single day in a single airport took-off and landed on time. But history changes and the gets the credit too!

Yes, this is about none other than landing of two spice jet flights in the nation's second private bound airport - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. The two spicejet flights from Ahemedabad and Mumbai landed 40 mins ahead of schedule at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on the day when the airport's commercial operations commenced. But the most surprising thing, the authorities are not aware of the change in schedule of these two flights (Their site lists the departure and arrival status of all the flights bound to the airport). But this is surprising, it's completely against the Indian nature: we are always late, sometimes may be on time, but never ahead. Any how because of unscheduled landing it cornered the credit of the first flight to land in GMR airport.

Good start RGIA :)

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