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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 9:16 am
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Originally Posted by SpeedFreak
263 is a maa-blr-mle service on the old all economy 320's. considering they are more than 20 years old, they are doing a damn good job flying but occasionally they do go tech. and their occurence is slightly more than the airline average.

having said that 265 doesnt seem to be operating today or tomorrow. is it not a daily service?

there is no aircraft change on 263 and expect it to get you in within after 30 min of your arrival time as ground handling of air india in south is a little slow compared to delhi and bombay. however, if you do go tech, well then thats a complete different chapter.
Thanks for the info! So presumably you'd go with 263? The reason 265 appealed to me was because SpiceJet also operates TRV-MLE so if the connection on AI gets canceled, I have a backup with SpiceJet. I have expensive pre-paid reservations in the Maldives and I don't want to miss a night because of travel disruptions!
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