The Bangalore Express, a Networker's Paradise
Mar 10, 2012, 10:03 am
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The Bangalore Express, a Networker's Paradise
Funny article about the special crowd flying San Franciso-FRA-Bangalore on LH
http://www.businessweek.com/articles...rkers-paradise
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report...valley_1660426
“Forget first class,” he says. “I tried that once: Everybody just slept.”
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report...valley_1660426
Mar 10, 2012, 11:22 am
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Mar 10, 2012, 3:03 pm
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I agree. I've thankfully never been on a flight with so many people introducing themselves and switching seats. Sounds like the writer figured he should make it seem interesting to justify the expense to his editor. 
And LH uses the United Club in SFO.
Does anybody actually call LH 455 the 'Bangalore Express'? I doubt it.
And LH uses the United Club in SFO.
Does anybody actually call LH 455 the 'Bangalore Express'? I doubt it.
Mar 11, 2012, 12:26 am
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(They cannot sleep on those slopey seats, thus requiring another activity on board!
)Personally, I now try to sleep as much as I can on flights, but difficult on LH to say the least, given that my routings only allow 3-4 hours max, considering the time to cruising altitude, meal service, the 40-60 minute advance warning to have seats upright, etc.!
Mar 11, 2012, 12:31 am
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It's hard to believe that this sort of business occurs with regular frequency in today's austerity environment.
Most of the people that I see in the lounges and up front generally keep to themselves.
Most of the people that I see in the lounges and up front generally keep to themselves.
Mar 11, 2012, 7:21 am
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The route SFO-FRA-BLR is well known by this name and LH455 has the best connection to LH754 (FRA-BLR). So you can argue that the combination LH455/754 is the Bangalore Express. I hope India will soon let LH fly the A380 to Bangalore. This would definitely help in the competitive situation.
Mar 11, 2012, 10:12 am
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Agree. Ridiculously exaggerated! I'm on this flight 2x/year and don't see anything remotely close to what the article describes.
Then come the 80 business-class travelers. After a few hours, they're ready to stretch their legs. They gather in groups by the galley. They switch seats to get closer to people they want to talk to. Entrepreneurs stalk venture capitalists, salesmen scope out new clients, and CEOs get bombarded with business cards.
By the time the plane arrives in Frankfurt, cliques have formed. For the last leg of the flight, it's 100 percent techies, and the dance begins again.
By the time the plane arrives in Frankfurt, cliques have formed. For the last leg of the flight, it's 100 percent techies, and the dance begins again.