More often than not, we ignore the pre-flight announcements and assume we have heard it all before. However, a pilot's message caught everyone's attention on an?IndiGo?flight, after the first officer made the announcement in the Tulu language before takeoff.?
The viral video shows the Mangaluru-bound Indigo flight¡¯s first captain welcoming all the passengers onboard in Tulu.?The language is spoken mainly in Dakshin Kannada area of Karnataka.?
While in-flight announcements?are usually done in Hindi along with English, this was a refreshing change.? ?
First Officer Pradeep Padmashali, surprised the flyers on December 24 onboard flight number 6E 6051.?The flight was on its way from Mumbai to Mangaluru. The announcement came in just before it departed Mumbai.?
In the clip, Padmashali welcomed onboard the passengers and wished them a comfortable journey during the trip which was to take an hour and five minutes. He then switched to English and also informed the passengers that it was his mother tongue 'Tulu', which was spoken in Dakshina Kannada.??
A social media user shared the clip online and expressed his delight on hearing an announcement in Tulu, ¡°We usually hear pilots making announcements in Hindi and English. It was really nice to hear something in Tulu.¡°
The thoughtful move by the crew has left people delighted.
An Indigo representative reportedly confirmed the incident to The New Indian Express, ¡°Pilot Pradeep Padmashali is a native of Mangaluru. Indigo is taking regular steps to connect with its flyers and using regional languages is just one of such initiatives.¡±
In October,?Patna-bound Indigo flight¡¯s captain welcomed all the passengers onboard in Bhojpuri.?The language is spoken mainly in?Bihar?and other states including Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.?
¡°We, the Indigo family welcome you all¡captain Prateek is in cockpit¡Marsi..Sonika, Yashee and Komal are in-charge of the crew,¡± the pilot announced.
¡°The flight is not fully loaded. There is less [sic] passenger on this route due to Diwali and Chatth puja. Passengers are more on the returning route,¡± he went ahead to explain.? ??
He asked the passengers if they were able to understand his?Bhojpuri?well, asking if they wanted him to translate the announcement into Hindi.?He further said that while the state of Bihar had several languages, including Maithili and Maghim, he only knew Bhojpuri, hence was making the announcement in the language.? ??
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