Three major airline incidents involving south Asian airlines
starting with the disappearance of MH370 earlier this year, downing of another Malaysia
Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine and now the news of AirAsia Flight 8501. In case
of this latest incident involving AirAsia flight, we have received news of
bodies being recovered: What a way to end the year!
My prayers and sympathies are with the surviving families of AirAsia Flight 8501 passengers and crew!
As a frequent air traveler, I take solace in the high level
of safety and professionalism of the
commercial airline industry around the globe. However, as a parent who lost a
child on an international flight (link) I
am also highly cognizant of risks of air-travel.
I know how hard it was for us to accept the reality of the
abrupt loss of our child on board Jet Airways Flt 229 on 17th June 2008; the
memory of which occasionally haunts us. And just as my wife, Sujatha and I learnt
to cope with the reality and move forward, I pray that survivors of this
tragedy move forward too. My prayers and sympathies are with the surviving families of AirAsia Flight 8501 passengers and crew!
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