Goyal’s Jet Dream!

After Effect

It’s finally out. The real truth behind why Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal reinstated all the 1900 employees last week within 48 hours of sacking them!

“I’ve not been able to sleep all night,” said an apologetic Goyal but didn’t reveal that his change of heart was the result of a bizarre dream in which he found himself aboard one of his 9W flights from Delhi to Mumbai.

It all started after the flight took off and Goyal was woken up from deep slumber by a British passenger in the next seat. “I understand you’re the boss of this airline,” said the inebriated guy. “How could you sack your employees? Do you know what it means to be laid off? Ask me!”

“Who are you?” asked Goyal and then gasped in recognition. “Guy Ritchie!” Madonna’s ex-husband nodded sadly and said, “You know why she divorced me? She said she had to cut her losses!” Goyal assured Guy that the cabin crew will attend to him immediately. “What cabin crew?” asked Guy. “They all jumped out of the plane after being told you sacked them!” The aircraft suddenly tipped sideways. “Including the pilot!”

Goyal rushed to the cockpit and found it empty. “Damn my management,” he grumbled.
 “Couldn’t they have waited until my flight had landed?”

Goyal opened the emergency exit, jumped out and landed in Mumbai, where he was immediately surrounded by his sacked staff who threatened to form a political party. “And we’ll not let any flights take off,” they warned in chorus, “until Jet is spelt in Sanskrit!”

A desperate Goyal called up his alliance partner, Kingfisher Vijay Mallya. “I can only think of one solution,” Mallya advised. “I’ll feature them all in our annual Kingfisher calendar shot by Atul Kasbekar!”

Goyal cut the call and tried to escape the angry mob by getting into a waiting taxi. But the driver pointed out that taxis were on strike - not that it would have made any difference otherwise! “Strike or no strike,” said the driver, “we’ll always refuse passengers!”

A frantic Goyal prayed to God. Katrina Kaif appeared before him! “I’m God,” she said. “Haven’t you seen Hello? Not that I could help the film! But I’ve told Chetan Bhagat that his new book should be renamed The 4 Mistakes of My Life!”

That’s when Naresh Goyal woke up in a pool of sweat and took the momentous decision of reinstating his 1900 employees!