Flying High

If newpaper reports are to be believed, millions of people are abandoning Indian Railways and travelling by planes. I know Indians had arrived a long time back but now it seems they are arriving fast as well.
Good news for all airlines. With one exception and one with fudged accounts all of them are making losses and if the trend continues, most of them will become public service carriers. I am of course not qualified to comment on the business plans of the airlines companies [although one of them has billed me twice for the same ticket and is refusing a refund and this could prove to be a very profitable new line of business for this airline. Surprisingly, this did not happen on an online purchase which is what people fear most, but across the counter with a physical card swipe. Anyway, I digress]

My views are C2C. heard of that before? No? Which world do you live in mon ami? This is customer to customer. I share my experience with you so that u do not get taken for a ride. That's the hottest thing on the net now... So welcome to the world of C2C and here is my straight take on the various airlines crisscrossing the Indian skies: This are of course personal views culled from personal experience and not meant to influence any users [with this I self exempt myself from any libel: one of them billed me twice and if another one slaps a case against me, I will have no option but to become a Shankaracharya and walk around the country, hence the disclaimer].

So here it goes: First Indian [they have gottend rid of the extra fat in the form of Airlines that they earlier had, it's like a reverse boob job to look younger]. I know what you are thinking: those airhostesses, right? I fly Indian because of those airhostesses and I recomend you to do that as well. They are damned efficient, one of them held my three month old baby for 40 minutes on a Mumbai Delhi flight and relieved my wife who was travelling alone to catch up with her lunch. At the end of the day [please do not take it literally], if there is a mishap i would trust my life with experience rather than ... you know what.

Jet Airways: Pioneer among the private operators. Highly skilled and evolved animal especially with pricing. You would always get the right flight with the wrong price or vice versa. One great thing I admire: the napkins are real and they have a button hole so that men can hang it from their top button.

Kingfisher: Good visuals inside the plane [ I do not only mean the TV screens with every seat, but that's great as well] It has style and competitive pricing

Go Air: Good cost and professional service [or lack of it] I like it, no fuss over food buy a packet or don't buy it.

I havent flown Deccan, Spice and Indogo I am mustering courage to do so... Sahara has been around for a long time, but I havent flown it as yet. Probably next time I go to Kolkata.....

Just an idea for the low cost carriers: The curent slogan is second class comparative prices. This should change to the below:

Full service: Cost 6,0000
Low Cost: Airfare: 3500 same seat, same plane, same time, why pay 2500 for crap food!!
This will encourage reverse flow from full service airlines

Cheers