Originally Posted by
ashishp
you are right: the seafood served in ceramic bowls in economy class was not sustainable as KF has shown.
Glad that you agree.
Originally Posted by
ashishp
But I dont think broken seats would be acceptable even in an LCC.
No, it's not. People who did not know what's sustainable also do not know what's acceptable.
You have brought up many good points. Those factors have contributed in a major way to Jet's and Kingfisher's woes.
Originally Posted by
ashishp
However in Premiere, people are not paying rock bottom fares. People paying 28-40k for a one way ticket are not going to be happy to see broken seats and shoddy service.
You hit an important point without even realizing that you did.
The amounts you quoted, Rs 28k -40k may sound like a lot of money, but really isn't. Compare these to nonstop first class fares in other markets, such as EU or the U.S.
Originally Posted by
ashishp
There was a time when Jet earned its money carrying Premium traffic. Their 737-800's had 28 J Seats, their 2 900's had 32: and we have seen these go out jam packed in J! Any revenue from Y was cream: and admittedly a lot of it!
Another gem, and I don;t mean sarcastically. Much higher ratio of premium to economy seats than is the norm. Sparse seating needs much higher fares than already low premium fares. And looking at looking at the premium market here, people are not at all willing to pay for the premiere class.
Originally Posted by
ashishp
The kind of shoddy service will only drive corporate customers (admittedly a shrinking market) back into the arms of Air India, since they are the only Full service game in town.
It's inevitable my friend.
Originally Posted by
ashishp
I made a round trip on AI this week, taking advantage of a hidden scheme that gives a large discount for same day return in J-class. Excellent service, brand new A319 on way out and brand new A321 on way back. Only complaint was the lack of non-stop option: what should have been a 2 hour NS flight turned into a 4 hour one stop via Timbuctou.
You mean you actually flew Air India and lived to tell? What's the world coming to?
Some of the same people who untiringly complained about horrors of AI while singing praises of Jet and IT, promising for ever to be loyal to them, now complain about Jet. Does that give you a hint?
Originally Posted by
ashishp
I wrote to both Jet and AI, using the feedback option on their websites: about the shoddy service and lack of non-stops respectively. Jet hasnt got back to me yet. the Air India city manager, a certain gentleman named Mr.Shenoy, personally called up to let me know that they plan to go non-stop on this specific route and others once half a dozen Airbuses undergoing checks get released for flying in winter.
Originally Posted by Yaatri's Sarcasm
My friend, a statement like the one above makes me doubt your sanity. Are you sure, you were of sound mind when you wrote this? Were you dreaming?
