In a bizarre, however, unfortunately, not unprecedented-phenomenon, a Delhi-bound Air India flight had to return to Chicago due to 8 out of 8 of the 10 toilets of the aircraft. Although it may look like just one more episode in the string of Air India’s misfortune (a similar incident for Frankfurt Flight in 2014), Writing for Creative Director Hari Checker The Times of IndiaThe argument is that this issue reflects a more disturbing reality – the old disregard of India for cleanliness etiquette.
Drawing on the anecdote of women who remember their travel struggles due to lack of cleanliness awareness, the author advises immediate measures to improve toilet infrastructure and sanitary cognition in India.
