In a time where migrant workers are struggling to get home and others are risking infection in a pandemic, a liquor baron stuck in Bhopal with his family booked an entire 180 seater A320 plane of a private carrier for just 4 people. The flight is estimated to have costed him about ₹10 lakhs.
Liquor Baron Books 180 Seat Flight
How far will you go to ensure you and your family’s safety? Well, it looks like a high net worth individual considered a plane full of safety for himself and his family in these troubled Coronavirus times. While the person remains unnamed, various news sources claim that he is a liquor baron and he booked the private aircraft for his daughter and his 2 grandkids and their maid, who were reportedly stuck in Bhopal for 2 months and wanted to fly to New Delhi.
Fearing overcrowding at the airports and an increased risk of infection, the baron chartered a private flight for his daughter and her family and her maid. According to India TV an airline official said, “The A320 180-seater plane arrived here on May 25 to carry four members of a family, probably due to the coronavirus scare. It was chartered by someone and there was no medical emergency.”
In other news, Bollywood Actor Himansh Kohli Purchased 2 Flight Tickets To Minimize Contact. Well, how paranoid is paranoid and is it wrong to spend your own hard-earned money on yourself or your family? Let us know in the comments below.
Domestic airlines resumed flights on May 25th 2020 on select routes. Here are the airport guidelines to be followed if you are travelling by flight:
First Published: May 28, 2020 6:56 PM