New Delhi: Singer Sonu Nigam has termed as “real intolerance” Jet Airways’ decision to suspend the entire cabin crew of a flight for allowing him to use the public address system of an aircraft to entertain the passesngers with a few songs.
The incident had happened on a January 4 flight from Jodhpur to Mumbai, on which Sonu was also travelling.
Reacting to the move by Jet Airways officials, Sonu told IANS via a text message: “I have witnessed an elaborate fashion show in an aircraft. I have heard of small concerts happening in an aircraft. I have seen pilots and crew members cracking humorous jokes to loosen up passengers in other countries, which is so cool.”
“To suspend crew members for asking me to sing on the address system, when the seat belt signs were off, and no announcements were to be made, is nothing less than punishing someone for spreading happiness.
“Pity there’s no one to question such harshness except the media perhaps. Indians, need to loosen up. This act of lack of common Sense, according to me, is real intolerance.”
Online videos uploaded by some passengers show Sonu singing in mid-flight. Sonu is seen dressed casually in a t-shirt and jeans, leaning against a bulkhead as he sings two of his popular songs from the films “Veer Zaara” and “Refugee”.
The airline, in a statement said, the cream members have been suspended for “corrective training” to reinforce strict adherence to operating procedures.
Earlier Report:
Sonu Nigam sings in plane; cabin crew face the music!
Journey in a flight can be quite boring, but on January 4, the passengers flying in a Chartered Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Jodhpur made the best out of it when they spotted that renowned singer Sonu Nigam was on board.
Budging down to the requests from fellow passengers Nigam staged an impromptu concert, that too over the flight announcement system.
However, while the passengers and of course the crew enjoyed the musical delight, the entire cabin crew of the said flight on which Sonu Nigam sang on the flight announcement system has been grounded while an inquiry is conducted.
Jet Airways, in a statement has called the impromptu concert by the popular Bollywood singer “misuse” of the system adding that the crew will be given “corrective training to reinforce strict adherence to operating procedure”.
He sang two of his most popular songs from Bollywood movies – Do Pal Ruka from “Veer Zaara” and Panchhi Nadiya from “Refugee”.
Passengers recorded the performance and uploaded videos that instantly went viral and the singer trended on social media.
On video, Sonu Nigam is seen dressed casually in T shirt, jeans and boots leaning against a wall in the plane as he sings to loud cheers.
At one point he said, “Arrey wah, aap bhi gaatein hain. My God, saare singers hain,” as passengers sang along with him.
