Afghan Carrier Offers ‘Cheerfully Blunt’ In-Flight Magazine

Here’s something you won’t read in most in-flight magazines:

The rooms are individually air-conditioned, accessorized with amenities you will find in 4-star hotels abroad, sheets are clean, view from the room is nice, and—after the suicide bombing that took place—security measures have been implemented.

But, apparently, that sort of unblinking coverage is standard for Safi Airways, the Afghan airline whose in-flight magazine is profiled in this Wall Street Journal story. Says a Safi executive: “Anyone who is going to Afghanistan knows about these issues anyway. What would be the point of not talking about them openly?” (Via Julia Ross)

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