Deccan to the skies, safety to the dogs

In a few years from now, passengers of Jet, Sahara, Indian, etc. will feel at home with Deccan - Deccan might consider building aircraft from discards of other airlines, for the familiar look to attract those passengers, and to cut costs.

The flight from Hyderabad to Chennai last Saturday didn't inspire much confidence. For the seats ahead of me, there were holes in place of the air-stream adjusters. The lone in-flight attendant mumbled something with a seat belt to a few front-benchers about how to strap it, or so it seemed.

To top it, a few seats refused to stay in their normal position and were perpetually on incline, flouting air safety norms for keeping the seat back upright during take off and landing.

As Deccan takes to the skies, safety has gone to the dogs.