AI's direct service to CCU
#1
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AI's direct service to CCU
I'm looking at the November schedule.
Previously, AI 102 was JFK / DEL / CCU. Now it is showing as JFK / DEL / BOM.
AI 140 is currently JFK / BOM / HYD. It is still showing as JFK / BOM / HYD.
I am not happy about this change at all. Now, ongoing pax to CCU will have to get a hotel room or sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours until the morning. And here I was, touting the service and the ease of getting to CCU from the US in such a short amount of time. For alot of people, time is money... and my money will go straight to LH so I can save time and not have to sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours rotting in the middle of the night.
Previously, AI 102 was JFK / DEL / CCU. Now it is showing as JFK / DEL / BOM.
AI 140 is currently JFK / BOM / HYD. It is still showing as JFK / BOM / HYD.
I am not happy about this change at all. Now, ongoing pax to CCU will have to get a hotel room or sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours until the morning. And here I was, touting the service and the ease of getting to CCU from the US in such a short amount of time. For alot of people, time is money... and my money will go straight to LH so I can save time and not have to sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours rotting in the middle of the night.
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I'm looking at the November schedule.
Previously, AI 102 was JFK / DEL / CCU. Now it is showing as JFK / DEL / BOM.
AI 140 is currently JFK / BOM / HYD. It is still showing as JFK / BOM / HYD.
I am not happy about this change at all. Now, ongoing pax to CCU will have to get a hotel room or sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours until the morning. And here I was, touting the service and the ease of getting to CCU from the US in such a short amount of time. For alot of people, time is money... and my money will go straight to LH so I can save time and not have to sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours rotting in the middle of the night.
Previously, AI 102 was JFK / DEL / CCU. Now it is showing as JFK / DEL / BOM.
AI 140 is currently JFK / BOM / HYD. It is still showing as JFK / BOM / HYD.
I am not happy about this change at all. Now, ongoing pax to CCU will have to get a hotel room or sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours until the morning. And here I was, touting the service and the ease of getting to CCU from the US in such a short amount of time. For alot of people, time is money... and my money will go straight to LH so I can save time and not have to sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours rotting in the middle of the night.
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I'm looking at the November schedule.
Previously, AI 102 was JFK / DEL / CCU. Now it is showing as JFK / DEL / BOM.
AI 140 is currently JFK / BOM / HYD. It is still showing as JFK / BOM / HYD.
I am not happy about this change at all. Now, ongoing pax to CCU will have to get a hotel room or sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours until the morning. And here I was, touting the service and the ease of getting to CCU from the US in such a short amount of time. For alot of people, time is money... and my money will go straight to LH so I can save time and not have to sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours rotting in the middle of the night.
Previously, AI 102 was JFK / DEL / CCU. Now it is showing as JFK / DEL / BOM.
AI 140 is currently JFK / BOM / HYD. It is still showing as JFK / BOM / HYD.
I am not happy about this change at all. Now, ongoing pax to CCU will have to get a hotel room or sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours until the morning. And here I was, touting the service and the ease of getting to CCU from the US in such a short amount of time. For alot of people, time is money... and my money will go straight to LH so I can save time and not have to sit around DEL or BOM for 6 hours rotting in the middle of the night.
Planned routes, some not yet loaded in system:
BOM DEL JFK
BOM EWR
DEL FRA
DEL ORD
DEL YYZ
There should be some changes domestically accompanied by this new strategy.
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maybe they don't have the load for the ccu leg....
i wouldn't be surprised if ai will again start offering this in the future....
i wouldn't be surprised if ai will again start offering this in the future....
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Time is money but for LH ur time needs to match their 3 flights a week to make the money
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A little OT, but I would think LH is mostly more expensive than any other way to get from US to CCU.. And they only fly 3 days a week at present and hence our schedules need to be matched to that.. If u want a 1 stop connection, IMO EK should be a decent alternative.. ofcourse this would depend on the exact date of travel but EK flies 12 times a week from CCU compared to 3 for LH..
Time is money but for LH ur time needs to match their 3 flights a week to make the money
Time is money but for LH ur time needs to match their 3 flights a week to make the money
Last edited by dgxoxo; Jul 29, 2010 at 8:28 am
#12
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I think AI is still in the process of finalizing the late night connecting flights to other cities in India from its DEL hub. I had booked a ORD-CCU ticket on AI to travel on Nov 30. So originally I had the following connections:
Air India # 126
Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) to Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl (DEL)
Departure (ORD): November 30, 2:45 PM CST
Arrival (DEL): December 1, 5:00 PM IST
Air India # 102
Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl (DEL) to Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra (CCU)
Departure (DEL): December 1, 8:00 PM IST (evening)
As has been mentioned AI 102 from JFK does not continue to CCU any more.
But I had bought this ticket before this winter schedule mess showed up. Now, the interesting thing is AI hasn't yet cancelled my ticket. It's just my DEL-CCU leg now shows something like pending. So I think AI is still in the process of finalizing the DEL connections with other cities for passengers arriving on flights like AI 102, AI 126.
Air India # 126
Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) to Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl (DEL)
Departure (ORD): November 30, 2:45 PM CST
Arrival (DEL): December 1, 5:00 PM IST
Air India # 102
Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl (DEL) to Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra (CCU)
Departure (DEL): December 1, 8:00 PM IST (evening)
As has been mentioned AI 102 from JFK does not continue to CCU any more.
But I had bought this ticket before this winter schedule mess showed up. Now, the interesting thing is AI hasn't yet cancelled my ticket. It's just my DEL-CCU leg now shows something like pending. So I think AI is still in the process of finalizing the DEL connections with other cities for passengers arriving on flights like AI 102, AI 126.
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Yes, I guess they r still finalizing the same.. I am sure they will have some onward connection to CCU since CCU to US direct via delhi had a lot of pax.. and now if DEL has more non stops to US, then they would need feeder flights specially from a big metro like CCU which itself has few intl options from AI..
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But I had bought this ticket before this winter schedule mess showed up. Now, the interesting thing is AI hasn't yet cancelled my ticket. It's just my DEL-CCU leg now shows something like pending. So I think AI is still in the process of finalizing the DEL connections with other cities for passengers arriving on flights like AI 102, AI 126.
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I think AI is still in the process of finalizing the late night connecting flights to other cities in India from its DEL hub. I had booked a ORD-CCU ticket on AI to travel on Nov 30. So originally I had the following connections:
Air India # 126
Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) to Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl (DEL)
Departure (ORD): November 30, 2:45 PM CST
Arrival (DEL): December 1, 5:00 PM IST
Air India # 102
Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl (DEL) to Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra (CCU)
Departure (DEL): December 1, 8:00 PM IST (evening)
As has been mentioned AI 102 from JFK does not continue to CCU any more.
But I had bought this ticket before this winter schedule mess showed up. Now, the interesting thing is AI hasn't yet cancelled my ticket. It's just my DEL-CCU leg now shows something like pending. So I think AI is still in the process of finalizing the DEL connections with other cities for passengers arriving on flights like AI 102, AI 126.
Air India # 126
Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) to Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl (DEL)
Departure (ORD): November 30, 2:45 PM CST
Arrival (DEL): December 1, 5:00 PM IST
Air India # 102
Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl (DEL) to Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra (CCU)
Departure (DEL): December 1, 8:00 PM IST (evening)
As has been mentioned AI 102 from JFK does not continue to CCU any more.
But I had bought this ticket before this winter schedule mess showed up. Now, the interesting thing is AI hasn't yet cancelled my ticket. It's just my DEL-CCU leg now shows something like pending. So I think AI is still in the process of finalizing the DEL connections with other cities for passengers arriving on flights like AI 102, AI 126.