Continental Airlines and Dr.Abdul Kalam

Kalam frisking: FIR filed against Continental Airlines staff
NEW DELHI: Police on Tuesday registered a case against the "concerned staff" of Continental Airlines for frisking former President A P J Abdul Kalam at the IGI airport here in breach of protocol.

The case was registered after the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) approached the police against the staff of the American airliner for carrying out pre-embarkation body check of Kalam, which is in gross violation of a BCAS circular which exempts specified VVIPs/VIPs from security checks.

"The BCAS has registered an FIR with the SHO, IGI airport police station, against all the concerned staff of the Continental Airlines under Section 11A of Aircraft Act, 1934 for willful violation of the directions issued by BCAS," an official statement said.

The civil aviation ministry earlier in the day directed the BCAS to conduct an inquiry into reports about Kalam being frisked by the airline staff on April 21 before he was to board a Newark-bound flight.

"As per the FIR, on April 21, Kalam was traveling by Continental Airlines Flight No.CO-083 from IGI Airport to New York. As he proceeded towards the aircraft, the staff of the Continental Airlines carried out frisking of Kalam in contravention of the BCAS rule even as CISF personnel pointed out that he was exempt from such checks," it said.

Earlier reports had said that Kalam was frisked at the airport on April 24.

An inquiry was ordered into the matter which established that the staff had wrongfully, under the direction of their security-in-charge, country director and station manager, carried out pre-embarkation body check of Kalam.

A show-cause notice was issued on July 9 to the station manager of Continental Airline asking why action should not be taken against them under Section 11A of Aircraft Act, 1934, and were given seven days to respond.

According to the statement, "no reply has been received till date. The BCAS has thus registered an FIR with the SHO, IGI airport police station, against all the concerned staff of the Continental Airlines under section 11A of Aircraft Act, 1934 for willful violation of the directions issued by BCAS."

 

This is a verbatim copy of the emails me and my friends exchanged on the Kalam Frisking issue...

From: Model
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:04 PM
To: Sharman (agni)
Cc: AD guy; FTP; Sailor
Subject: Re: India Insulted : I condemn this action by Continental Airlines

All these discussions have made continental airlines look like a by-the-rule-book airline and has only got them more attention. They ve done their bid to garner people's attention during these times when airline traffic is going low. Now they can say that we even frisked the x pres of india and such is our concern for the passenger's safety. And, by discussing this we r makin them more famous.

Now, the question whether they wud ve done it with their x pres/ i really don't think so they wud frisk a clinton or bush. So, it looks like a marketing gimmick. But the way they ve done it is very rude. They shud really apologize for it and the indian govt shud ve taken some action against the airlines. Ah, the indian govt.! Theyr not even bold enough to take stern action against the terrorist Kasab (Taj hotel shooting) when he has openly asked to hang him. such a shame!! I dont know what more proofs the govt. is waitin for? A re-enactment? disgusting!!

About how agni makes money or Tp/ Ad Guy. Ppl ve their own way of choosing how they want to live. No ones way is better than others if they feel happy about it. The kiss-ass factor which agni mentioned is prevalent everywhere. I remember agni going all the way to kodai to satisfy a customer. isn't that some sort of kiss-assing? Servicing the customer.. to get more business? Isn't it out of fear that u may lose ur biz? and hence had to "satisfy" the customer. I feel that extreme ways to satisfy customer is also kiss-assing.

About "driving traffic to make peanuts".. Asokaa , u ll know how tough it is survive in a world of uncertainty only when u dive into it. agni has done it. u sit ther in ur office knowing that work will come to u. For him, he has to make work come to him. So, it's not a cheap trick. Even microsoft does it.

Ah!! About me. i feeel like a divine saint aftr replyin to this mail. :) hehe..

Adieus
Firo

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Sharman (agni) <Sharman (agni)> wrote:
When you are in industry where you lick corporate asses I would certainly look like a scavenger, you cant get any worser

My personal blog is a site I developed over three years and I write stuff there, instead of writing on someone else's ass
If I make money out of the thoughts that i express on my site, its my own personal ability and work.
If kalam or not, I still have more than 3000 people visiting my sites per day

With all that jealousy exhibited in your email is so obvious

With all due respect to Dr. Kalam, I would have initiated a legal suit as a citizen of India for insulting my country's most respected president

If you are not aware of what Kalam's role on the present day communication system in India is I cannot blame you, as are a person who did still not identify the three major hurdles in your own career.

You still think that my passion to maintain a blog to express my view is an attempt to make my living out of it, Cant blame you on it again for the same reason that you still are a un-successful man in achieving your dreams.

Its time to go home, finish up with your office work and have four bottle of beer before you like lie-down to look at the open sky and sing some f**king desperate old tamil movie song... with the back of you mind still counting how many new visitors I had today at www.simplymalayalees.com


-Sharman (agni)
Sharman's Cab Company
www.agnisharman.com 
Sharman (agni)
Office : +91 44 2363 3380
Hand phone #1: +91 98414 87 666
Hand phone #2 : +91 98411 97 666

SOHO : Sharman's Cab Company
O-block, # 89, MMDA Colony
Arumbakkam, Chennai
Tamil Nadu, India
Pincode :600 106
 

-----Original Message-----
From: AD guy [mailto:as.kumar@mudra.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:15 PM
To: Sharman (agni); FTP
Subject: Re: India Insulted : I condemn this action by Continental Airlines
Importance: High


first lets get one thing clear.
its not out of your love for kalam or for the ex-pres or the respect you have for the leaders tat you have written abt him
it was just a f**king dirty trick to drive traffic to your page. so that you can earn peanuts out of it (we call them scavengers who feast on dead meat)

and on the 2nd point you have mentioned, crossing 3 hurdles - can you please explain wat those 3 hurdles are????which we are not aware?
he brought internet and comm, its gud, heartfelt thanks to him.(wondering wat his role was in bringing these?)

3rd point: there wud have been reason for frisking, i appreciate their sincerity. btw there is no strip tease happening in airports(get the facts right)

4th point : so wat?

shame on you dude, using these to drive traffic.
try something better herafter.

all the best
ftp and Ad Guy
 

----- Original Message -----
From: Sharman (agni)
To: FTP; AK
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 6:18 PM
Subject: RE: India Insulted : I condemn this action by Continental Airlines


One : An outsider company stripping our Ex-president sounds a joke to you, Not to me. Among that he is the most respected after JRD Tata for sure
Two : When you cannot cross three stage hurdles for your promotions this is a man who helped you and me take internet and communications for granted
Three : I am sure if it was your father who was an expresident and was make to strip for whole body scan and in the name of security check, am sure you would have now thrown shit on conti's office
Four : The ind\cident did not happen at the security area but on the ramp which connect to the flight, and that too was made ot wait for long time despite request and plea from his personel security and others

Shame on both of you...

-Sharman (agni)
Sharman's Cab Company
www.agnisharman.com
Office : +91 44 2363 3380
Hand phone #1: +91 98414 87 666
Hand phone #2 : +91 98411 97 666

SOHO : Sharman's Cab Company
O-block, # 89, MMDA Colony
Arumbakkam, Chennai
Tamil Nadu, India
Pincode :600 106

-----Original Message-----
From:FTP
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 3:39 PM
To: Sharman (agni)
Cc:
Subject: Re: India Insulted : I condemn this action by Continental Airlines

Dear Agni,

I strongly believe that this is not a big issue to discuss because Kalam is an x president (at present a normal person like us).

He is most respected person in our country no doubt on that but it doesn't mean that he should be excluded from the security system.

Thanks & Regards
FTP

Sorry to you all for replying to Ad Guy with Copy to ALL
 
I apologise in case I had wasted your time marking copies to you
 
This is my last email on this Issue
 
I also promise to my great lord that I never will fly Continental, not even my dead boady must be carried in it for this incident.
Insulting the most respected person of my country has hurt many indians sentiments and continental airlines must be ashamed of not apologising in person to Dr.Kalam