India will know better than to underestimate France (and vice-versa), and it should make for a fascinating contest. Meanwhile, in the other Thomas Cup final of the day, hosts Denmark take on the might of defending champions China who have form and history and everything else going in their favour right now.

Airline’s CEO says massive rise in jet fuel prices and airspace closures in India’s neighbourhood ‘have caused many of our international flights to become unprofitable to operate’