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The Plane to Nowhere
Posted at 17:48 on 16 October, 2007
As this article outlines, the vast majority of people in India have never experienced what many of us take for granted - that annoying, cramped sensation of getting on a plane.
One entrepreneur's solution is a cheap flight to nowhere. People pay for a chance to buckle up for part of the experience, even though the plane is missing crucial pieces and never actually moves from its spot on the ground.
As on an ordinary aircraft, customers buckle themselves in and watch a safety demonstration. But when they look out of the windows, the landscape never changes. Even if Captain Gupta wanted to get off the ground, the plane would not go far: it only has one wing and a large part of the tail is missing. None of that bothers Gupta as he sits at the controls in his cockpit. His regular announcements include, We will soon be passing through a zone of turbulence and We are about to begin our descent into Delhi. Some of my passengers have crossed the country to get on this plane, says Gupta, who charges about £2 each for passengers taking the journey .
