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Old Mar 21, 2011, 12:40 pm
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Originally Posted by avm2806
IC existence used to be justified in that it provided national service by flying to those destinations that private carriers wouldn't fly.
Today, private airlines are flying everywhere, connecting remote parts better than most and actually making money doing IT.
ai operations need to be taken away from the government & we will see a difference....

Originally Posted by avm2806
AI is a shame to the nation - especially given what it once was.
I think we should shut them down, auction of assets to IT/9W and the like, and let them just go away...
i wouldn't quite agree with this....i definitely rank 9w/it over ai but i haven't quite given up on ai yet....

Originally Posted by avm2806
seriously AI is a joke and star alliance absurd for picking them over 9W.
their ground service is a joke & i completely agree with the star alliance bit....

Originally Posted by rathin100
Keyser... sun rahe ho?
sun raha hoon....there are times when i don't know why i defend ai but sometimes i come across excellent service & at the end of the day flight comfort means more to me than anything else....& ai delivers here....
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