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Thread drift - Air India humour

The airline’s CEO at the time (it might have been Mr Tata) was well known for his sense of humour. I have a feeling it might even have been he who made the drawings for the book
I picked up a copy at a collectors show a while back. It seems to date from the 707 era. The author is credited asy their Traffic Manager, one S.K (Bobby) Kooka who was also responsible for the "Little Maharajah" logo. The drawings are credited to the J Walter Thompson agency in Bombay. Here are two more extracts


BAKSHEESH
Please don't tip our staff - from our Directors downwards.The management is fussy on this ruling and if anyone is caught it means the sack. As a result our staff turnover is terrific, particularly among our executives whose life span is only three months.

FINDERS KEEPERS
Before you leave the plane at destination, please look around you to see if you've forgotten anything. Better still, look around in case the other passengers have left something behind which you can transfer deftly into your trouser pocket. Our Directors all wear watches which our passengers originally purchased.
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