When it comes to flying, picking the perfect seat can really make a normal trip extraordinary. Traveling for women is now more pleasant and safe thanks to a new feature that one of Indian airlines, IndiGo, has launched. Female customers may now select their seat by looking at where other ladies are sitting on the aircraft.
Following multiple harassing episodes that made headlines in recent months, a decision was made. When choosing a seat for their trip, female passengers will now be able to see where other women are seated thanks to a new feature recently introduced by one of the largest airlines in India.
In a statement provided to CNN, low-cost airline IndiGo Airlines said that female travelers who check in online are the first to benefit from this innovation. More than 2000 domestic and international flights are operated by the 2006-founded airline each day in India.
IndiGo stated in a statement that the service, which would be accessible to female passengers booking as a family or on their own, is in line with their “#GirlPower ethos.”
“IndiGo is proud to announce the introduction of a new feature that aims to make the travel experience more comfortable for our female passengers,” the airline stated.
“We are committed to providing an unparalleled travel experience for all our passengers, and this new feature is just one of the many steps we are taking towards achieving that goal.”
The airline did not give a justification for allowing ladies to see the seats of other women, but reports of assaults against women and children on commercial flights are common worldwide.
In the US, the FBI is in charge of crimes committed on board aircraft. It stated that it opened 96 in-flight sexual assault cases in 2023 in a report published in April with the goal of increasing awareness of sexual assaults on airplanes.
“Sexual assault aboard aircraft – which usually takes the form of unwanted touching – is a felony that can land offenders in prison,” the report stated.
“Typically, men are the perpetrators, and women and unaccompanied minors are the victims.”
