Crew Aboard India’s National Airline Have Been Ordered to ‘Hail the Motherland’

India's flag carrier has instructed crew to end all in-flight announcements with the phrase "Jai Hind," which translates to "hail the motherland," causing some confused amusement among social media users.

The BBC reports that deeply indebted Air India issued a memorandum to implement the new policy with "immediate effect," requiring crew to recite the patriotic phrase "at the end of every announcement after a slight pause and with much fervor.

India's flag carrier has instructed crew to end all in-flight announcements with the phrase "Jai Hind," which translates to "hail the motherland," causing some confused amusement among social media users. The BBC reports that deeply indebted Air India issued a memorandum to implement the new policy with "immediate effect," requiring crew to recite the patriotic phrase "at the end of every announcement after a slight pause and with much fervor.