IFS officer points out glaring error in SpiceJet's in-flight magazine

The most common difference between a leopard and a cheetah is the pattern on their coat. (Image: @ParveenKaswan/X)

Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan took to X (formerly Twitter) to point out a glaring error made by SpiceJet in their in-flight magazine. The magazine featured a stunning shot of a leopard that was referred to as “cheetah” by the airline. Even the description box listed out the characteristics of a cheetah.

Kaswan shared the now-viral post on Tuesday. He shared a photo of the page in the in-flight magazine and wrote, “So Spice flight magazine thinks it is a cheetah. The fastest mammal on earth. What do you think?” He also tagged SpiceJet’s official X handle.

So Spice Flight magazine thinks it is a Cheetah. The fastest mammal on earth. What do you think ? @flyspicejet pic.twitter.com/UyxfQcihSK

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— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) September 19, 2023

It’s a leopard. Not cheetah.

— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) September 20, 2023

The post garnered a lot of attention and a lot of amusing reactions from social media users.

“They need a better magazine editor,” a user wrote. Another user commented, “The way they are managing their airline you should be happy that they did not call it a spotted lion!!”

“Charge them for wrong disclosure,” a third user remarked.

The most common difference between a leopard and a cheetah is the pattern on their coat. While a leopard has rosettes, which are rose-like markings, cheetahs have solid round or oval spots.

Meanwhile, the original picture of the leopard was taken by award-winning wildlife photographer Lars Beuskar. The picture was captured in Kenya’s Massai Mara in October 2021.

“Although according to statistics there are high populations of leopards in Africa, this for me most beautiful of all big cats is almost never seen,” Beuskar wrote on Instagram.