Originally Posted by
LH_Fan
Seeing that LH enjoys a quasi-monopoly on these routes, it makes a lot of sense for LH to use their old planes on routes where most pax perceive there is no real alternative to LH. I completely agree with you that this is not acceptable - which is why I'll fly BA to BOM in Feb, saving at least 25% of the ticket price in the process - and they kindly put me in F (A) on the inbound!
LH_Fan has the nub of it here. This is business. It isn't a question of fairness, but a question of economic sense. If LH can fill its older planes flying to MAA, then it will continue to do so. If enough people switch to other airlines (BA and AF also fly to MAA), then LH will change. If the total market is such that all planes are full, then there is room for a new competitor or increased frequency in that market. If India doesn't allow a new competitor in that market, it is time to blame the Indian government not LH.
But, back to the original question of FAs having a longer than 24 hour layover in MAA, I think it may also have to do with the arrival and departure times in MAA which are both in the middle of the night. I know that BA also have longer than 24 hour layovers in MAA, because I stayed at the same hotel they did.