Originally Posted by
Thunderroad
I'm contemplating my wife and myself using Spicejet to fly from Kochi, India to Male, Maldives in February. We're also thinking of taking it from Goa to Kochi.
I don't see any recent comments on its service or reliability. How reliable and safe is it? I realize it's a low cost carrier, but how decent is its service in terms of check-in, on-board friendliness and IT reliability?
Also, when I click on a one-way fare option for the Kochi-Male flight, a box pops up saying something along the lines of "OK to Board is mandatory on this flight for one-way passengers. Please see your travel/visa-issuing agent." Does anyone know what this means?
Thanks for any help!
I think that OK to Board statement is referring to having visa or other travel authorization/clearance, so that the airline can allow you to travel. They need to see proof of your visa, passport allowing visa-free access, etc, and denoted on your PNR. I do not see why this couldn't be done at the airport itself. It should be the same across all airlines from India.
All airlines are mostly bad in India. They will get you from point A to point B - don't expect a good experience. Regardless of which airline you choose, you MUST check-in in advance. It's not required but there's a high probability of getting bumped off without compensation if you don't.
I would pick Air India for myself (which is the best of the sorry lot of them all). I'm actually scheduled to fly AI in a month.