New Delhi: Air India paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by painting a sketch of him on the tail of an Airbus A320 aircraft at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary.
The tail of VT-CIO A320 aircraft of the government-owned carrier was painted with Gandhiji’s photo on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
"This is the first time that we are doing something like this. By painting an image of Mahatma Gandhi on an aircraft's tail will serve as a reminder to people of Gandhiji's message," Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Ashwani Lohani said.
The sketch was conducted by in-house artisans with prior approval of the management. The Air India CMD added that the company is planning to have Bapu's sketch painted across aircraft models in its fleet.
Earlier this year, Air India had started flying aircrafts Airbus A319 and A320 with Mahatma Gandhi's logo.
Meanwhile, Vistara is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in a unique way with customers aboard select flights on October 2.
They will be invited to be part of the airline's initiative 'BE THE CHANGE @ 30,000 FEET' and write about a social change that they feel passionately about on a simple postcard, as per a company release.
