In-flight magazines offered by airlines are usually the sort of thing one reads occasionally on boring long flights. So did I on my way from Vienna to Cairo last week.

Just like any other airlines, Austrian Airlines gives names to its airplanes. Contrary to other airlines, Austrian tries to make an effort to innovate. They have a range of Boeing B737-800 named Frank Zappa, Freddie Mercury, George Harrison, Gregory Peck, Kurt Cobain and Miles Davis . This is refreshing and much more original than using city names. Can I suggest the next plane be called The Dead Pop Stars ?

But above all, it is good to see an airline mentioning in bold letters on page 3 of its “Skylines” magazine that it will not tolerate that passengers be offended by others because of ethnicity, religion or gender. It encourages to ask the cabin crew to intervene. It is good to see a company that places ethical values before commercial considerations.  They may have lost a few racist passengers because of this policy, but they have now gained a new customer.