AI Pilots making remarks about expat pilots flying there!!!!
It is absolutely disgusting they use this sad tragedy in order to make a point against expat pilots! Out of years of experience flying in and out the smelly continent I can only say that INDIA is dangerous as far aviation is concerned.
Bad infrastructure, low discipline from ATC and local pilots, weather and topography all do their thing. But without expat pilots the situation would be even more catastrophical.
VOCL, VOML etc are ill-designed airports just awaiting for accidents like this to happen. Monsoons are part of the WX profile for 6 months out of 12, yet nobody bothered so far to construct descent runways (grooved, horizontal end long enough) to cope with modern aviation. These airports basically have been constructed by the Brits long time ago and have barely been updated. Most airports have large pending ICAO findings with regards to safety.
Last remarks with regards to language: ICAO considers Indians as native English language speakers so they all get a prof level 6 stamped on their licence. Yet according to their owns statement the accents are soo straong only themselves can understand what is being said most of the time.....
