... Getting chased by dogs and bulls is a bit of an overstatement. By that logic, VS crew should be gored to death every time they land in Delhi and 9W's canary yellow jackets should induce seizures in 5% of all passengers. Ok, local fauna may be familiar with crew attire, I would put a note on Mad...
Jump to postSo all the small city wallahs are against the policy of a hub. It's alright .Everyone has his own view. But they seem to crave for int'l flights so that they can feed their traffic to ME hubs. Hypocrisy at its best Flying out of ME3/SIN/BKK/KUL is a million times better than the cesspools of BOM/DE...
Jump to postCan't say about pilots' dread, but I personally find Jodhpur and Goa airports' taxi routes amazingly idiotic. Both airports are civil enclaves located within an air force base, making for some convoluted taxiing. GOI has two runways - a full length one used by commercial carriers, and a smaller one ...
Jump to postLiving in India, I'm surprised I've never once had to use DXB / DOH / AUH (though I did once use BAH on GF thanks to the cheap ticket) on any of my westbound trips. In the other direction, I've managed plenty of south east Asian airport, except for BKK / DMK. Never found a flight deal worth consider...
Jump to postYou just cannot be serious. Even after "removing the silly flag and reducing the size of PIA", that would just look like a cheap, poorly-done knock-off of QR's overall theme. And in terms of AI, the current livery looks absolutely majestic on even the 77Ws. Would you say that if QR did no...
Jump to postNew AI uniforms are horrible, hope crew is not chased by dogs and bulls in India. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgS0ftWW4AA7FQu.jpg:large IMO this is an improvement over their existing diarrhoea inspired colour scheme. It's not chic, but I'm glad they aren't dropping saris and suits for soulless tuni...
Jump to postwhere are the pics of the so called new "maharaja" class? The sarees are just a new design/colour, nothing really has changed, but then what real changes can we expect from Air India at this point? Only upholstery , cutlery , amenity kits are changed. Did you expect AI to design new cabin...
Jump to posthttps://www.ptvnews.ph/new-delhi-manila-direct-flights-eyed-year/ Been reading about PAL wanting to resume Delhi with the new A321(?), but Cebu Pacific comes as a surprise (to me at least). If timed right, it could open a new LCC route to SYD via MNL (and MEL too, which is being launched in August)...
Jump to postI personally find having a single brand name for an airline that has multiple entities spread across multiple geographies very confusing. Not all flyers are aviation geeks, and separate, destination-linked brands help re-inforce some level of clarity and service expectation. Flying out of India, I k...
Jump to posthttps://www.ptvnews.ph/new-delhi-manila-direct-flights-eyed-year/ Been reading about PAL wanting to resume Delhi with the new A321(?), but Cebu Pacific comes as a surprise (to me at least). If timed right, it could open a new LCC route to SYD via MNL (and MEL too, which is being launched in August)....
Jump to post"India and Australia formalised an OpenSky arrangement that allows airlines of both sides to deploy unlimited seats to six Indian metro cities and six cities in Australia respectively." 6 Indian cities= DEL, BOM, MAA, BLR, CCU & HYD 6 Aus cities= SYD, MEL, BNE, ADL, PER & CBR ( Ne...
Jump to postAKL-GRU flight path would basically be an extension of NZ's existing AKL-EZE operation. Given that the EZE flight seems to be working fine with South Pacific / Near Antarctic winds and ETOPS, I'm inclined to think an extra 2 hours of flying beyond EZE to GRU (which is a fairly well trodden route an...
Jump to postYes, you're right - though, I think AKL - GRU might have a few operational intricacies like ETOPS, winds and other factors which make such a comparison not so straightforward (someone correct me if I'm wrong). AKL-GRU flight path would basically be an extension of NZ's existing AKL-EZE operation. G...
Jump to postI'm not sure about India. Too far and I doubt the yields make it worthwhile. Much better off flying to SIN and using the SQ network to get passengers to a number of destinations rather than choosing one or in this case having one chosen for you (BOM). As for fleet I see an A350-900 order to replace...
Jump to postGRU is closer to NZ than GIG tho. And a larger airport, and I assume a higher-yielding market. GRU is at a much higher altitude than GIG, which impacts aircraft performance on the long flight to AKL. Cheers, C. GRU is at 750m ASL. Is that high enough to affect performance significantly? After all, ...
Jump to posthttps://m.businesstoday.in/story/air-india-disinvestment-stake-sale-government/1/279299.html Funny how they suddenly found operational profits after a failed disinvestment attempt. Election years can be quite wondrous. I suppose LAX and NBO will be back on the drawing board now. Instead of buying ne...
Jump to postIndia does seem quite likely, but idk why BOM would be better than DEL. Genuine question here, why do you think this. Am I missing a partnership or something? Ref. to the earlier posts here - BOM is the only Indian airport the current ASA between India and NZ allows flights to. DEL is, in all likel...
Jump to postLook at the precedents before them. AI already set up the Saurashtra Mail flight (AMD-LHR-EWR) and is promising to restart the full Punjab Mail (ATQ-BHX-YYZ) in response to 'long standing public demand'. I can hardly blame them for having such lofty dreams. And STV is only the tip of the iceberg - y...
Jump to postIn Germany the Rhein-Ruhr area served primarily by DUS and CGN is the most populous (10 million) and most industrial area, and Berlin is the capital as the biggest single city (3.5 million), but FRA (600 thousand) has the busiest airport. And to top it all off in the German state Northrhein-Westpha...
Jump to postEven with medium haul routes to Europe and the far east, 6E will have a hard time competing against full service carriers offering deep discounts. WOW already has this issues - its non basic fares are in the same bracket as full service one stop products on the likes of TK. I think there still might...
Jump to post... Trouble in LCLH paradise... I am not saying DY is not in trouble but I have my suspicion on certain airline PR singing LHLCC death songs to make it louder. With WOW, Indian LCCs have no chance of getting a piece of India-USA market. I wouldn't imagine WOW to spend its life rolling in the green ...
Jump to postNZ321 wrote:AI won't be coming here IMHO until the questions regarding their future form / ops are answered. And they are big questions. Indeed, we presume they have a future.
Another puff piece about indigo's long haul plans https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/indigos-plan-to-launch-cheap-international-flight-opens-up-new-prospects/1209819/lite/?utm_source=quora&utm_medium=referral With WOW and Norwegian in play, there is little to no chance of Indigo's ...
Jump to postBobloblaw wrote:Everyone is missing the obvious one. Actually obvious 2.
"Canada (YYZ not YOW)," Toronto is the largest city as well as the busiest airport in Canada..... "India's largest airport BOM is in Mumbai, the airport DEL of the largest city Delhi is less busy." As far as India is concerned, Kolkata is probably the largest city.....and I thin...
Jump to postAre we looking at city proper or urban areas when it comes to listing the largest? It may affect a couple of entries into this discussion. In India, Delhi is the larger urban area and the largest urban airport. However, if we go by metropolitan area definitions (which limit a city population to with...
Jump to postI imagine a 3x weekly DEL-AKL will be the launch flight whenever it happens, given DEL is the lead AI hub. Last year, this route was "Skyscanner Unserved Route of the Week" - anna.aero reported: Skyscanner demand on this week’s unserved route shows a preference towards the Auckland end of...
Jump to postWhile I know these may be far from possible, here's an India wishlist: DEL - EW to DUS, SN to BRU (would have added VIE but AI already picked that up) BOM - OS to VIE BLR - LH to MUC, LX to ZRH MAA - none PNQ - none (this is by far the weirdest connection LH group has to India, but it seems to be w...
Jump to postI think the DEL region needs two airports. When a major city has only one airport, someone has to lose. Meaning some poeple will be so far away they lose the convienience of a nearby airport. Cities like AMS that are very compact and have fantastic trains can be fine with one airport (even an Uber ...
Jump to postRight, Times Group says so. There is no bankruptcy for federally guaranteed government entities, just like USPS cannot file for bankruptcy. AI in business Revenue $3.4 Billion Debt servicing - $1.36 Billion (40% of Revenue) Fuel - $1.36 Billion (40% of Revenue) Staff Cost $ 408 Million (12 % of Rev...
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Jump to post+ They are also scared of turboprops. So airlines have to operate at minimum an A320 or 737. Hahaha thanks both. I never knew something like this existed. :) Trust me, if you just go through the groups comments you will find 100 airline CEO/Network planner/route devs wannabes who are working part t...
Jump to postBOMFlyer wrote:Does anyone know why the Lufthansa stopped operating the A350 for LH764/765?
Sorry for being a noob, but what is WWWAS? Surat fanboys. Check their facebook page and you'll get to know the rest. The reason we are talking about them here is because they were once spamming airlines'fb pages asking for flights to STV. + They are also scared of turboprops. So airlines have to op...
Jump to postWhile I know these may be far from possible, here's an India wishlist: DEL - EW to DUS, SN to BRU (would have added VIE but AI already picked that up) BOM - OS to VIE BLR - LH to MUC, LX to ZRH MAA - none PNQ - none (this is by far the weirdest connection LH group has to India, but it seems to be wo...
Jump to postDoes anyone else find it a bit funny that Air Italy announced BOM as its first eastbound long haul with so much fan fare, and then all of a sudden, quietly announces a DEL launch with the first flight literally 2 days in advance of the BOM innaugural??? While I don't mind my home airport getting ne...
Jump to postDoes anyone else find it a bit funny that Air Italy announced BOM as its first eastbound long haul with so much fan fare, and then all of a sudden, quietly announces a DEL launch with the first flight literally 2 days in advance of the BOM innaugural??? While I don't mind my home airport getting new...
Jump to postAs to India it is better served via SIN which NZ/SQ will increase to 3x daily which offers connections to multiple destinations in India so any non stop service from AKL would be years off. AI on the other hand? Being in the middle of a very messy sell-off, AI is unlikely to announce any major new ...
Jump to postSomeone thinks it is important that AI maintain DEL hub. Great! Retain that and sell other non-coreroutes/slots starting with BOM. TBH, being a travelling Delhiite, I've come to appreciate the range of competitively priced international connections AI has opened up. Its put the true value of flying...
Jump to postPerhaps 9W can repurpose some widebodies to get going on the route already? Maybe cull the 3rd daily BOM-LHR rotation? I always felt that the flight was a bit excessive. The timing didn't make much sense (midday from BOM and evening in LHR) and LHR wasn't exactly big on codeshare transfers for 9W e...
Jump to postNo, they haven't officially. There is a very likely chance it will happen in the next 12 months is what I was told. Asked about 9Ws plan for the same & BLR MAN and I was given a vague answer. So I wasn't sure how do I interpret it as.... I think 6E may place order in July. Then it's Indigo's wa...
Jump to postI think if there were more codeshare among Indian and Chinese carriers, the number of pax flying to China may go up(correct me if im wrong). I was speaking to a Travel agency executive, he told that there are many pax who want to explore china but are forced to fly one stops either via HKG/BKK/SIN(...
Jump to postWhatever you have been saying, it's not gonna happen anytime soon. No NB chinese airline will even try to setup any sort of hub at CCU or making them connect China to SEAsia via CCU. I really have no idea where you have got this vague idea from. Umm, at what point did I say that a Chinese carrier w...
Jump to postI used to like the old AA shiny metal livery a lot until they burned out my eyes with super glare on a sunny day at LHR. The new AA livery is clean, but I wouldn't give it my unconditional love. Among other liveries, the old AI and IC liveries were acceptable - far more so than today's hybrid AI rus...
Jump to postI remember how airasia hyped up the DPS-CCU launch and ended within 3 months because of low demand. It will be similar with CCU-China traffic.. no way CCU can be a "hub" unless there's good amount of business aswell, side by side with tourism. Yes it can be a "hub of North East India...
Jump to postEven with non chinese pax , it will be difficult for any carrier to transfer them through their hub given that chinese govt will keep an eye on such business models. And flying to China from say south India or BOM via CCU will be longer than via DEL. Such a model can be begun within the ambit of ex...
Jump to postWhy should they retain Alliance Air. Just expand the Udan scheme - meaning just subsidize carriers for essential routes like most ever other country does. The GOI needs to get out of aviation. The trouble is that subsidies are designed only to prevent a loss and not to turn a profit. What's the poi...
Jump to postCan one succeed in building a business on China connecting pax? Chinese carriers seem to be flying everywhere nonstop and offer super cheap fares (read subsidized). Why would a chinese pax connect with a foreign airline unless it is even cheaper? You are already seeing American carriers scale down ...
Jump to postI remember how airasia hyped up the DPS-CCU launch and ended within 3 months because of low demand. It will be similar with CCU-China traffic.. no way CCU can be a "hub" unless there's good amount of business aswell, side by side with tourism. Yes it can be a "hub of North East India...
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