The late Mr Lee Kuan Yew was impressed when he flew Jet Airways.
At a meeting in 2006, Mr Lee, who was then Minister Mentor, told Singapore Airlines (SIA) bosses that he found the cabin crew from the Indian private airline "nicely coiffured and well dressed".
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