To paint the skies with red ribbon

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To paint the skies red

The battle against HIV/AIDS has reached the skies. Literally.

One hears that professionals battling the disease have successfully

petitioned Praful Patel, the Union civil aviation minister, to paint

one of the jumbos in the AI fleet in dark red — the universal colour

of the AIDS campaign.

The Red Ribbon logo would be embossed as well, in case someone missed

the point. Oodles of money have been spent to get the nod from the

ministry for the noble purpose. But what good can it possibly do in

the end?

After all, only the few passengers boarding that particular aircraft

would be getting the message. And on top of it, the decking up would

cost the national carrier a neat sum. But that is not all.

Withdrawing an Airbus 320 from an already-stretched fleet for one

whole month — that is the time needed to get the paintwork done — in

the middle of peak tourist season would certainly make the airline

staff see red.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071111/asp/opinion/story_8530999.asp