Life jackets must for economy class flyers too: DGCA - India - The Times of India

Life jackets must for economy class flyers too: DGCA - India - The Times of India: "NEW DELHI: It's been a kind of 'apartheid' that has till now been practised by airlines in India: while economy class passengers are told to hold on to their seat cushions in case the aircraft crashes into the sea, business and first class passengers are asked to take out the life jackets placed below each premium class seat. But now, the directorate general of civil aviation has sought to end this difference by making it mandatory for Indian carriers to have life jackets for every passenger — irrespective of the class he or she flies in." How crass can we be? If the plane crashes in a sea, the economy class passenger drowns, but not the executive class fellow!