Kareena Kapoor gets wings

The flash strike by Jet Airways  pilots threw many schedules out of gear. Now learning their lesson from such unforeseen problems, Salman Khan has ensured that Kareena Kapoor, his co-star in Main Aur Mrs Khanna, isn’t grounded.

“Last week Kareena was shooting in Panchgani and was to catch a flight from Pune to Mumbai for a promotional event. But with the Jet Airways strike on and most other flights running full because of the rush, the travel agents could not manage a business class seat for Kareena. When Salman came to know that she might not be able to make it because of this, he asked Sohail to hire a chopper for her,” says a source.

Now, though the strike is over, flight schedules are still limping back to normal and Salman wants to take no chances. “He has asked for a chopper to be kept on stand-by for Kareena so that she can use it anytime. All the bills would be footed by Salman and Sohail.”

When contacted by DNA, Prem Soni, the director of the film, confirmed, “Yes we have hired a chopper for Kareena and will be on standby for her for the next 10 days.”

Apparently Salman has also issued instructions that the chopper be checked twice to ensure its airworthiness, given that the YSR Reddy tragedy is still fresh in everyone’s mind.