Indian students carry mangoes and Maggi when flying abroad to study: Virgin Study

Passengers leave behind books to make space for a pressure cooker! There has also been an incidence where a passenger actually checked in a broom.

By Agencies | Updated: Jul 27, 2011, 01.22 PM IST

Indian students carry mangoes and Maggi when flying abroad to study: Virgin Study

GURGAON: A recent Virgin Atlantic survey from its contact centre and check-in staff in Delhi reveals some interesting items that Indian students are most keen to carry with them when they fly abroad for further education. Interestingly every year students are keen to find out the maximum quantity of mangoes they can check in! There have been instances at the Virgin Atlantic counters where student passengers have paid excess baggage fees to carry a big bag full of Maggi and Haldiram Bhujias. Passengers have even been known to leave behind books to make space for a pressure cooker! There has also been an incidence where a passenger actually checked in a traditional broom.

Other surprising items include:

• Paranthas in cling wrap for at least a week. Even buns!

• Pickles

• Jaggery

• Traditional Desi Ghee

• Sweets

• Hair Oil, Shampoo, Refined oil in quantities that will last a year!

• Guitar, Harmonium, Tabla

• Sports equipment- Cricket, Golf kit

• Ready to Eat food packets!

• Pressure cooker

• Maggi & Haldiram Bhujias

• Mangoes

Michael Burke, General Manager, Virgin Atlantic, India said, "We understand students have special baggage needs and therefore students flying with us to UK & US can carry up to 46 kgs of baggage. We have also launched an exciting contest where a lucky student can win a free vacation in London for parents or two friends."

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