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Old Jun 11, 2011 | 10:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Guy Betsy
No that's not what I meant...

I mean, fares from Indian carriers will be more than foreign carriers cos India is the home market.
I don't know where you are getting this info from. IME, AI (an Indian carrier) is usually the cheapest out there ex: India.

AI usually has to be the cheapest, otherwise many people won't travel with them. It has been reported so many times in the Indian newspapers over the past few years, that AI reduces fares when all Indian carriers are bleeding with losses over high fuel prices.

It's not just mismanagement and unions that have led to AI's losses. They often sell their product too cheap as well.

When I visited SIN/BKK/DXB from India, AI always worked out cheaper than EK/SQ/9W, but I still took one of the other carriers for better service, comfort, and reliability.
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