Captain Dipak Vasanth Sathe, was a former Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force (IAF). His cousin, Nilesh Sathe shares details about the pilot in a moving Facebook post.
"We're really, you know, stuck and there's no fuel," Palia told the JFK Air Traffic Control (ATC). The aircraft had 370 passengers on board and tried to land at the airport but had failed.
On Friday, March 4, Anant Rangaswami was flying from Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram in an Air India flight - AI 667, and he witnessed the incredible commitment, patience and kindness of Anita Singh, head of the cabin crew in the flight. Her service helped him restore his faith in humanity and this is what he did next.