Air Asia and Tata - coming up at a city near you
Feb 20, 2013, 8:20 am
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Air Asia and Tata - coming up at a city near you
Guess Air Asia is planning a tie up with Tata for providing domestic connectivity..
http://profit.ndtv.com/news/industri...e-otherstories
http://profit.ndtv.com/news/industri...e-otherstories
Feb 20, 2013, 8:28 am
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Yup. sounds good..
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story...1&sec=business
wonder what Mr Goyal has to say
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story...1&sec=business
wonder what Mr Goyal has to say
Feb 20, 2013, 11:03 am
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Feb 20, 2013, 11:14 am
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Ouch.
Lala Land must be one unhappy place right now.
All Lalaji's past efforts to scupper the chance of the Tatas entering the airline business could unravel before he can say shendwees.
This time around it;s going to be worse. Instead of partnering with SQ and competing with the lowly Jet Airways as in the past, now they're going right for the crown jewels : JetKonnect !
Lala Land must be one unhappy place right now.
All Lalaji's past efforts to scupper the chance of the Tatas entering the airline business could unravel before he can say shendwees.
This time around it;s going to be worse. Instead of partnering with SQ and competing with the lowly Jet Airways as in the past, now they're going right for the crown jewels : JetKonnect !
Feb 20, 2013, 11:50 pm
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+1. .. have travelled them multiple times and quite good compared to Ryan Air IMHO..
Feb 21, 2013, 1:40 am
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Feb 21, 2013, 2:43 am
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If ridding India of this leech is a goal, then it will be better to shut it down and sell it in parts.
Feb 21, 2013, 5:00 am
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i would have to agree....no way tata are going to involve themselves with ai....
Feb 21, 2013, 5:41 am
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Feb 21, 2013, 8:40 am
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The problem is that the GOI wants to hold on to one airlines so that they can fly for free.. and that's where all our sorrows begin..
Feb 21, 2013, 9:31 am
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Feb 21, 2013, 9:06 pm
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if the govt ever decided to do the right thing, they would perhaps be better off paying the creditors directly, and selling off the airline for a nominal amount to private hands, who should be able to get a clean start in terms of finances but get all the other issues of the airline, and put their pro skills at work to turn it around.