Overview
- Captain Pradeep Krishnan posted a night‑time cockpit video on Instagram that shows a long, glowing ribbon of lights tracing the India–Pakistan boundary and pointing it out to passengers.
- The clip, shared in late May, has been widely circulated by major Indian outlets and social platforms and continues to attract millions of views in reports that give varying totals.
- Viewers reacted with a mix of awe, historical reflection about Partition, criticism of border politics, and light humour about practical details such as who pays for the lights.
- News coverage and the video itself identify the lights as yellow floodlighting and security outposts along the Radcliffe Line, which explains why parts of the border can be visible from high altitude.
- No official statement from IndiGo has been reported and the post’s caption claiming the border is ‘visible even from orbit’ is repeated in coverage but not independently verified.