Mangalore: Air Hostess Training Institute 'Lands' in Trouble, Students Approach Police
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Nov 26: As many as 25 students of Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training, enraged by the alleged negligence of the Institute management, approached the city police commissioner’s office here on Monday November 26 seeking help.
It is said that students who enrolled for pursuing diploma in aviation, hospitality, travel and management course were supposed to be getting ‘in-flight training’ by April 2012 as part of their academic curriculum. However, 8 months on, the senior officers have still not paid money to Jet Airways for providing hands-on training to students.
A student who has been waiting since April told daijiworld that it is a very important training, but has been deferred by the Institute without valid reasons, she grieved.
"No one is responding to our woes, and hence, about 25 of us have decided to meet the city police commissioner and seek justice through him," she said.
Another student, Sumaya, said that the one-year course involves in-flight training. "I had paid the full fees of Rs 1,40,000. But the in-flight training has been delayed since April this year. We fear that we may remain unemployed, as the age criteria to get into aviation related jobs is 25 years," she said.
She added that in-flight training manager and the regional manager in Mangalore branch have not given any favorable answers to them.
One of the ex-employee also told daijiworld that women employees were subjected to mental harassment and a complaint had been lodged at Mangalore north police station. The inspector is investigating the case, sources in Bunder police station (north police) said.
The students met the deputy commissioner of police D Dharmaiah on behalf of police commissioner and accepted the memorandum. When daijiworld contacted Dharmaiah, he said that the students have complained of not being issued certificates even after completion of the course. He said the person concerned will be called to his office and the matter will be addressed.