Originally Posted by
PVDtoDEL
Quite right. But even without my AI-colored glasses on, I would be strongly opposed to AI and 9W being part of the same alliance. That would basically give *A a monopoly on the Indian market. And that would be a terrible, terrible thing.
Exactly - and a monopoly that would play right into the hands of the middle eastern carriers who have the scale to survive alliance free.
You'll have *A and then EK pretty much dominating Indian skies with OW and Skyteam being relegated to the sidelines which in the long run isn't good for us - the consumer.
Having a serious presence in both OW and *A from India is better for us - the consumer... so I hope it happens.
BTW - My TA informed me that they can no longer book or issue IT using their amadeus / IATA BSP set up and no interline documents will be accepted. IT is now asking them for a bank guarantee / deposit to issue tickets through their website and given the low demand for IT flights, they have taken a decision not to issue IT and told me any IT travel to buy directly and at my own risk.