Green hills, smoggy temples and English footballers

A report from Shillong (which is in India, but only just)

The East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya Tourism)

For an hour we’ve been flying low over a vast plateau of cloud. Then we begin our descent. The BA crew tell us to turn off our phones – not even flight mode allowed – to avoid the slightest chance of the signals interfering with the A350’s navigation systems. We’re flying blind. No more than 50 metres off the grou…