Money may have wings but at times Czechs (pun intended) do too. On Sunday, March 29, at least 135 Czechs, along with some Germans, Bulgarians and Austrians flew out of Mumbai International Airport after a frenzied 24-hour exercise, with permissions, protocols and procedures leading to the take off.

"I was elated as the big bird, the Czech Airlines Airbus took to the skies," laughed Rashmi Jolly. Jolly is Hon. Consul General of the Czech Republic, in Maharashtra and Goa. There were seven Czechs from Mumbai, approximately 29 from Goa and the rest from Pune.