Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, applauded Finnair for this wonderful showing of respect, warmth and joy on India’s 63rd Republic Day, depicting that they really cared and are willing to go an extra mile.

Video performance of the event has become a YouTube sensation since then. According to reports, flight attendant Helena Kaartinen coined this idea and then worked towards it with rehearsals by enlisting the services of an expert. She brought together a group of few dozen flight attendants and even drafted a pilot.  

Zed, who is chairperson of Indo-American Leadership Confederation, pointed out that despite the complexities of consumerist society, corporations should show that they really had heart and feelings for the customers instead of treating them just as statistics.

Finnair, launched in 1923, whose tagline is “Discover peace of mind” and who claims to be eco-friendly, flies to over 70 destinations. Finnish government holds 55.8 per cent of its shares and during 2010 it carried over seven million passengers and over 120 thousand tonnes of cargo and mail.