Indigo flight's captain makes an in-flight announcement in Bhojpuri; Video goes viral

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Indigo flight’s captain makes an in-flight announcement in Bhojpuri; Video goes viral

The video of an Indigo flight's captain making an in-flight announcement in Bhojpuri has gone viral all over the internet.

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October 29, 2021 16:24 IST
Indigo flight’s captain makes an in-flight announcement in Bhojpuri; Video goes viral
Indigo flight’s captain makes an in-flight announcement in Bhojpuri; Video goes viral

New Delhi: Often the in-flight announcements by the crew are ignored by commuters. However, what gathered their attention was a pilot’s announcement made in Bhojpuri instead of English, which is commonly spoken. The video of this incident has gone viral and is increasingly garnering several praises from the netizens.

The viral video shows the Patna-bound Indigo flight’s captain welcoming all the passengers onboard in Bhojpuri. The pilot stated, “We, the Indigo family welcome you all…captain Prateek is in cockpit…Marsi..Sonika, Yashee and Komal are in-charge of the crew.” He further added, “The flight is not fully loaded. There is less passenger on this route due to Diwali and Chatth puja. Passengers are more on the returning route.”

“Are you people understanding the Bhojpuri language or should I translate it in Hindi….Is my Bhojuri okay?” he asks to which the passenger recording the clip is seen showing a thumbs up.

He further states that though Bihar has multiple languages like Mahgim, Maithli, Thethi, the captain admitted that he only knows only Bhojpuri as it was his choice of language.

The video has been captured by one of the passengers named Devendra N. Tiwari and was shared on his Twitter account. He captioned the video as, “Thanks @IndiGo6E for giving due recognition to ‘Bhojpuri’ an international language but neglected by all governments for several decades, not according it ‘official language’ status.”

As soon as the video went viral, netizens dropped several tweets applauding the thoughtful step taken by the pilot. One of the users wrote, “I congratulate & felicitate @IndiGo6E for this great initiative. This is how corporate India can help preserve & promote Indian languages & culture. AND get closer to their customers-consumers. Urge other airlines, companies to take similar steps,” while another tweeted, “Thanks to Udan, the passenger profile has rapidly changed from elite English speaking to normal vernacular. Airline crew giving instructions in vernacular languages to address this crowd will be the real success.”

Here are some other reactions by Twitteratis:

Bhojpuri is a language widely spoken in Bihar and other states such as Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

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