Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:33:21 +0100 From: Gabe Menezes <gabe.mene...@gmail.com>
We have on this site one who makes the most sound, no prizes for guessing, yes, no? The only voice of truth reason and blah blah blah....like Air India hostess coming in from Singapore in the mid '60's - did they ride the Eastern monsoons, on a dhow? Mario responds: Like Jane Gillian, Gabe seems scared to mention my name even though I am always very civil with even the most uninformed posters which is what makes me the only voice on Goanet for reason, truth and peace. Gabe could have had this role because he has been on Goanet far longer than I have, but has obviously decided not to be and for good reason. Thus we see him once again, as he has done before, cast aspersions on an anecdote I have related which included an Air India hostess friend who flew in to Mumbai from Singapore with Louie Armstrong's band. For some reason, Gabe thinks that there were no Air India flights from Singapore in the mid-60s. Unfortunately for him and his memory, he is wrong: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India Excerpt: On 1 August 1953, the Government of India exercised its option to purchase a majority stake in the carrier and Air India International Limited was born as one of the fruits of the Air Corporations Act that nationalised the air transportation industry. At the same time all domestic services were transferred to Indian Airlines. In 1954, the airline took delivery of its first L-1049 Super Constellations and inaugurated services to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore. [end of excerpt] I hope this is the last we will hear from Gabe on this issue.
