There are 6 new pilots going through initial or recurrent training every month.
They then end up back in their home town for weeks on end waiting for the Indian visas.
quite a few ex United pilots
The present pilots flying there are still burning around the skies in RVSM airspace even though the aircraft are still not approved by the Indian Authorities.
They said flying in Asia none RVSM is crazy....... so they drop back down to NON RVSM entering Indian Airspace???????