Any chance of long hauls(or international flights) from HYD MAA or BLR? :-) HYD DFW might be good (in theory) but I don't think of it as a possibility due to the distance. BLR SEA is another one which might be on the cards if the current SFO flight sustains for long ( read BLR pax start preferring ...
Jump to postReturning back to this site after a long hiatus! We know the present state of AI is far from what their management claims or even the public believes. It will no doubt take half a decade to bring any measurable change in the airline's product. This has nothing to do with Indo-Americans/ Indo-Canadia...
Jump to postSanjiv Kapoor will be the CEO of Jet Airways 2.0 effective April 4 . https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/sanjiv-kapoor-to-be-jet-airways-2-0ceo/articleshow/89986589.cms Well, some like him , some hate him but everyone will agree that his contributions to the top notch servic...
Jump to postSanjiv Kapoor will be the CEO of Jet Airways 2.0 effective April 4 . https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/sanjiv-kapoor-to-be-jet-airways-2-0ceo/articleshow/89986589.cms Well, some like him , some hate him but everyone will agree that his contributions to the top notch service...
Jump to post9W 2.0 has inaugurated its office in Delhi which seems to be the new HQ for the airline now. Good in a way as they have apply for new slots which will be available at DEL.
Jump to postAll sources have mentioned Boeing right from the start. Even the latest reporting of few days back mention they going to start with 20 737 MAX and a few 787's later. I'm guessing the 20 figure for the 737MAX is so they can meet the requirement to fly international soon. https://twitter.com/ETNOWliv...
Jump to postSeems like things are progressing with Jet Airways revival and they have started recruiting pilots: https://twitter.com/jetairways/status/1422522542510645255?s=20 It also seems like the same livery that has been in use since 2007 will be used as per the above tweet and Boeing 737 MAXs possibly? Any...
Jump to postThe real value Jet 1.0 had were their slots and traffic rights. Their employees, a lot, have moved on. And in this pandemic, plenty are available in the open market . So they wouldn't be something that can be counted in regards to the value of the airline. A startup like FlyBig states that they are...
Jump to postA Wamos Air A332 is on its way from Bali to Madrin with total flight time of about 15 Hours which leads me to believe a 332 can very easily be used by an airline between Toronto and Delhi...Aah but then All of it is only possible when the Chinese Virus is gone. The weight of the a/c is a key factor...
Jump to postIndia's av blogger community used to "LOUVE" Mr.Kapoor - for obvious reasons! :wink: So support for an airline on forums like these and on social media followed Mr.Kapoor into whichever rinky-dinky airline he joined. Where is the "charismatic" Mr.Kapoor these days? Anyone know? ...
Jump to postAir Deccan is first Indian casualty of coronavirus...... https://www.ndtv.com/business/coronavirus-impact-on-aviation-air-deccan-ceases-operation-employees-on-sabbatical-without-pay-2206529? Regional airlines in India never lasted long in the past so the virus is not the main issue in that case . T...
Jump to postExactly. Also, there is the old 9W hangar, and the general aviation area . All needs to be moved away. Looks almost impossible though. AI housing colonies in Santacruz (E)Kalina are in control of AI employee unions, and they demand that even after privatisation , they'd like to retain those hosing ...
Jump to postWith all the airlines having shut down their ops and inevitably difficult + costly air travel as a harsh future I wonder if the Indian aviation would ever be the same ? Gone will be the days when I used to see SV 333s with Thai Smile,flydubai,Oman air daily at my base and now I fear it would be too...
Jump to postDoes anyone know when will BA resume the 3rd BOM flight which started last year?
Jump to postFolks, How to check load percentage for the JFK mumbai delta flight? I saw the stats for BLR for KLM, is there a way to pull for delta as well? Newbie here. Since the route is new , i think it will be difficult to get PLF numbers online . Any insider of BOM might be able to give us the numbers . We...
Jump to postSome scoop regarding the AA service to BLR 1) BLR airport reps travelled to DL/AA/AC/UA HQ in January 2020 to discuss non stop flights to BLR. 2) All the airlines were interested to fly to BLR, but issue was aircraft range. 3) Abt 700,000 O&D pax travel btw BLR & US; ~40% travel with EK, EY...
Jump to postCongratulations to BLR airport for their first non stop to USA .
News have been circulating about AA launching SEA-BLR late this year . The route is pretty cool with high IT traffic .
Happy New Year everyone.
Let's hope this year becomes a good one for Indian aviation industry with 1 Indian carrier set to fly long haul.
I feel to be more successful in the long run , DL should allow India side connections for this flight . I don't know how far DL interline with Vistara has gone ( as it appeared in the news recently) but as I just tried a random search for HYD-BOM-JFK , this flight wasn't shown in the booking option....
Jump to postquestions wrote:CaliguyNYC wrote:The India side will need word of mouth and travel agents to spread good things about the DL planes (people still remember those nasty old planes they flew to BOM before).
Which “nasty old planes” did Delta previously fly to BOM?
Maybe TOI meant one way fare Even one-way fares are near the amount I had stated . Is it just me or 2.2 lakh ($3086) quite less from airline's point of view given that such ULH business routes have J fares $8000-$10000 or $7000 atleast? If that's the case , filling the flight is not a great achieve...
Jump to postFlight is full https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.timesofindia.com/business/india-business/united-to-start-delhi-san-francisco-daily-from-december-7/amp_articleshow/72397766.cms economy plus costs about $150-200 more and business starts at 2.2 lakh Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/artic...
Jump to postDoes anyone know what is the criteria for slot allocation at LHR ?
Is it that new airlines and destinations are given more preference ?
Vistara Set to Fly to New York, Tokyo in Codeshare with Singapore Airlines and SilkAir With the 2 787's that Vistara is getting this month, do you think it is getting ready to fly BOM or Del to Tokyo and onward to Newark? Does the route all the way to Newark via Tokyo even make sense? I assume Newa...
Jump to postShares of grounded Jet Airways inexplicably soar by 50% If you had invested Rs 10 lakh yesterday it would be Rs 15 lakh today. https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/grounded-jet-airways-stock-inexplicably-soars-by-50-11572504202532.html Who in his/her right mind would have invested 10 l...
Jump to postJAL has announced NRT - SFO beginning Mar 2020. The timings are well suited for the new BLR flight. Both flight begin on the same day. I am not sure how their BOM, DEL flights are timed. https://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/201910/005371.html JAL doesn't fly to BOM . :( Note that 6E has an unspecifie...
Jump to postToday onwards VS starts LHR BOM route third time.
Jump to postBOM is a different ball game. There are many factors coming into play. 1) Lot more 1 stop options 2) Price competition is cut-throat 3) Alliance 4) Willingness to travel to JFK. Whereas AI to AMD from EWR, main attraction is processing and bag handling at last stop. Regarding the second and third p...
Jump to postVistara was supposed to get its first aircraft in Feb 2020. I guess this means it will get its first 787 a lot sooner. The first flight is either Mumbai or Delhi to London ( have they secured the slots)??? Vistara earlier hinted the first flight to be Tokyo with JAL partnership. My thoughts on futu...
Jump to postDo we know what routes Vistara will use the 787 on? Looks really nice I must say. Vistara was supposed to get its first aircraft in Feb 2020. I guess this means it will get its first 787 a lot sooner. The first flight is either Mumbai or Delhi to London ( have they secured the slots)??? Vistara ear...
Jump to postInstead of flying to filthy downmarket and overcrowded place like Goa AI should start a flight to World Heritage Diamond of India Khajuraho ! Im hoping Air India to start seasonal Direct flights between London to Khajuraho..It will be a great boost to tourism and showcasing the true Indian beauty a...
Jump to postI think this whole ATQ to London mission would've been better had AI provided onward connections to US/Canada via interline . Only relying on O&D will be too risky .
Jump to postIndia's biggest loss w.r.t global aviation (so far) - Being an Australasia-Europe stopover. How could this be true? For instance, SYD to LHR passes through China and no where through India http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=LHR-SYD MEL- LHR (only passes at the very edge of India's far eastern states that...
Jump to postYou should first realize that adding any more base will lead to a good increase in total costs of the airline as they need to start crew bases, catering in that city . It's not possible for a small airline to rapidly grow and connect every route which seems worth a flight . I agree 100 percent with...
Jump to postVistara adds two new cities to it's network: Jodhpur & Udaipur Daily direct services from Mumbai & Delhi to the two new destinations. Starting from 4th Oct. It is smart of them to start new cities that are connecting to their "hub" (Delhi) and aspiring "mini hub" (Mumbai...
Jump to postVistara will provide in seat power source in their upcoming set of a320s .
Jump to postAeroflot will restart BOM from July , 2020 .
https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/ai ... july-2020/
Good timings for BOM pax and this becomes the fourth day time flight to EU from BOM .
AA's one of the best bets for India ops was ORD - BOM . Regarding the other AA hubs : PHL might work out well from BLR DFW seems too far and the yields might not be worth flying this long LAX is a good opportunity . However , it is possible that once AA starts LAX-DEL , AI starts the same , prices b...
Jump to postSo DL and UA both fly daily to BOM with AC flying 4x(?) weekly. BOM needs only AA now complete the NA quartet AC is seasonal only . This change occurred last year . On a side note , DL's flight doesn't seem to do well in Premium Select (I found RTs below Y fares) . D1 suite is really performing wel...
Jump to postSince I didn't see the same discussed here, DL has increased BOM freq to daily year round as against 5x weekly in summer.
I have a feeling that this time, their non stop will last long.
Rumors that AA is looking at restarting nonstop services to India again, possibly DFW-DEL. Just curious what do you all think? Is there anyone AA could realistically tie up with to provide onward feed from DEL? AI is out due to being in Star. Not sure if 6E/SG have a "full service" enough...
Jump to postApparently hours after Spicejet's known overshooting had happened last month at BOM, another aircraft of theirs also had overshot the other secondary runway in use then. But that quickly got off the end and didn't get stuck like the other one. Hope there's slot reallocation at BOM and airlines with...
Jump to postLH seems to have confirmed MUC- BLR .
Got the news from twitter
Vistara will receive its 787 aircraft in Jan 2020, just 5 to 6 months from now. What do you think will be their initial destinations.? London LHR is a no brainer but slots are hard to come by so you can rule that out. Hong Kong is the next logical choice but you can rule that out as the bilateral i...
Jump to postAVIER said; “To add, 9W at its peak operated 7 daily flights on BOM-DXB” Interesting information and good to know. Thanks also for your detailed response and analysis which is good background information and makes a lot of sense. At its peak time they operated a 77W too in that route . That time , ...
Jump to postThis comes out of the blue. business Standard newspaper is now reporting that Indigo is now interested in Jet!!! If they do bid and get the slots it is curtains for SpiceJet which picked up 40 ex-Jet planes in an attempt to corner ex-Jet slots. Oh, this could get really interesting if Indigo doesn’...
Jump to postI doubt they'd want to serve the same city in China from Mumbai again, when they can offer Chengdu as a one-stop through DEL from Mumbai. Instead they can launch ops in a new city in China from BOM, like Beijing-since there are no direct flights there from the financial capital. Mumbai already has ...
Jump to postavier wrote:
IndiGo will be starting from next month, from 22nd Aug onwards, with daily flights on:
Mumbai- Singapore
Mumbai- Bangkok
For better or for worse 9W is dead so not sure which the false claims are you referring to. Read the posts again, and see what's being discussed. The user above you seems to have got it, you don't apparently after multiple tries. Unless you're intentionally diverting the topic elsewhere now by talk...
Jump to postOne of my friends who was a pilot in Jet Airways told me that they have started ground training and stuff. Also got to know that they are restarting. Anyone having insights into this? Are they restarting for sure? No , nothing like that was reported by any journalist here . All I've heard is the AM...
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