India’s national airline will designate two rows on every flight as female-only.
Air India made the announcement after two incidents in the past month of men allegedly groping cabin staff or other passengers.
A general manager at the airline, Meenakshi Malik, said officials had made the decision because “we feel … it is our responsibility to enhance comfort level to female passengers”.
The service, which will come at no extra charge, will start this week on internal flights, and be rolled out across the network throughout the year.
Women in India can already ride in segregated train carriages and buses, and pink women-only auto-rickshaws in two cities near Delhi.
Air India is trying to rebuild its reputation as a safe airline for female passengers after an incident in December, when a business class passenger flying from Mumbai to Newark moved to an empty seat next to a woman in economy and allegedly groped her as she slept.
17/01/17 Michael Safi/The Guardian
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Air India made the announcement after two incidents in the past month of men allegedly groping cabin staff or other passengers.
A general manager at the airline, Meenakshi Malik, said officials had made the decision because “we feel … it is our responsibility to enhance comfort level to female passengers”.
The service, which will come at no extra charge, will start this week on internal flights, and be rolled out across the network throughout the year.
Women in India can already ride in segregated train carriages and buses, and pink women-only auto-rickshaws in two cities near Delhi.
Air India is trying to rebuild its reputation as a safe airline for female passengers after an incident in December, when a business class passenger flying from Mumbai to Newark moved to an empty seat next to a woman in economy and allegedly groped her as she slept.
17/01/17 Michael Safi/The Guardian
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