Air India says women-only seats for comfort after reported in-flight sex attacks


  • World
  • Tuesday, 17 Jan 2017

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Air India will introduce women-only seats on its domestic flights to give female passengers more choice and comfort, said a senior official from the national carrier, rejecting claims the move was linked to reports of in-flight sex attacks.

From Wednesday, Air India will allocate six seats in the third row of its economy class cabin for solo women travellers - making it the only airline in India, and possibly the world, to take this step, said the official.

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