Travel risk: Between the Maoists and the (co-)pilots

Travel has become more hazardous in India. If one undertakes train journey in the large corridor where the Maoists are active, one is not sure when one will reach the destination. If one chooses to fly, one is not sure whether the pilot will understand what the co-pilot is telling him. (It is reported that the co-pilot in the ill-fated Dubai-Mangalore flight advised the pilot to opt for a go-around when the safe distance in the runway was overshot. The pilot apparently could not understand him.) In another flight in the Dubai-Mumbai route, when the pilot had gone for a wash, the co-pilot was in command. The auto-pilot system got disengaged testing the skills of the co-pilot. He was not equal to the task and the aircraft dropped by about 5,000 feet causing a justifiable panic among the passengers. The pilot tried to make a quick entry into the cockpit. Just then the cockpit door did not open. The pilot had to use some emergency procedure to open the jammed door. It is also reported that the co-pilot had a spatial disorientation at that crucial time. Providentially the pilot could resume command at the last minute (second?) and a horrible accident was averted.
Travellers are between the devil and the deep sea, between the Maoists and the (co-)pilots.