No foreign F/O's allowed in India!
A nice piece of democratic legislation there.
This means effectively single-pilot ops for many A320 flights, with the local Captains being new to the A320 in many instances. Crikey!
Indian airspace is chaotic (antiquated HF comms, overcrowded VHF, ill-equipped ATC) and weather conditions can be very tricky. To say nothing about the state of the airports themselves.
Think I'll take the railway, myself.
(Not a pop at the Indian people, by the way. Absolutely charming folk...but their aviation world is seriously flawed and needs overhauling quickly and thoroughly, before too many "events" occur)