Airline Divides Internet After Launching Feature For Women to Avoid Male Seatmates

One of India’s biggest airlines, IndiGo, has unveiled a feature that allows female passengers to avoid sitting beside men. The carrier, which operates more than 2,000 domestic and international flights per day in the country, hopes that the new option will make flights more comfortable and secure for women.

The unprecedented move is set to take effect starting August 2024, and it will allow the gender of the person sitting next to each passenger to be disclosed exclusively to female customers, allowing them to specifically request seats beside each other.

India’s airline IndiGo has become the first in the world to give female travelers the option never to have to sit beside a man ever again