Which Domestic Indian Airline would you recommend
May 27, 2011, 8:42 am
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Which Domestic Indian Airline would you recommend
Hi there
We're going to be in India in Jan. and will flying to a few spots in India using Indian domestic airlines. We've never flown within India before and were wondering if anyone would suggest a good and reliable airline to use. Using sky scanner and cleartrip, we were able to pull up a few choices for the same route. We don't mind paying a bit more just to get a more reliable airline ie. less known delays, service, etc.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
We're going to be in India in Jan. and will flying to a few spots in India using Indian domestic airlines. We've never flown within India before and were wondering if anyone would suggest a good and reliable airline to use. Using sky scanner and cleartrip, we were able to pull up a few choices for the same route. We don't mind paying a bit more just to get a more reliable airline ie. less known delays, service, etc.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
May 27, 2011, 9:06 am
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Hi there
We're going to be in India in Jan. and will flying to a few spots in India using Indian domestic airlines. We've never flown within India before and were wondering if anyone would suggest a good and reliable airline to use. Using sky scanner and cleartrip, we were able to pull up a few choices for the same route. We don't mind paying a bit more just to get a more reliable airline ie. less known delays, service, etc.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
We're going to be in India in Jan. and will flying to a few spots in India using Indian domestic airlines. We've never flown within India before and were wondering if anyone would suggest a good and reliable airline to use. Using sky scanner and cleartrip, we were able to pull up a few choices for the same route. We don't mind paying a bit more just to get a more reliable airline ie. less known delays, service, etc.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
May 27, 2011, 10:30 am
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for efficiency and consistency - Jet Airways
for bling & IMO better food - Kingfisher Airlines (i prefer bling over efficiency)
both are fairly reliable - 9W possibly more so (though i have never encountered any problems with IT)
a word of caution, both airlines also operate low cost services - Jetlite / Jet Konnect and Kingfisher Red - IMO though perfectly adequate, these may not be to your liking
for bling & IMO better food - Kingfisher Airlines (i prefer bling over efficiency)
both are fairly reliable - 9W possibly more so (though i have never encountered any problems with IT)
a word of caution, both airlines also operate low cost services - Jetlite / Jet Konnect and Kingfisher Red - IMO though perfectly adequate, these may not be to your liking
Last edited by manuc; May 27, 2011 at 12:03 pm
May 27, 2011, 11:53 am
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Manuc summed it up really well.
Jet if your looking for excellent on-time performance.
Kingfisher if your looking for a marginally better product in terms of food and in-flight entertainment.
If your looking to go the low cost route I'd recommend JetLite, KF Red, Go Air and Indigo.
Jet if your looking for excellent on-time performance.
Kingfisher if your looking for a marginally better product in terms of food and in-flight entertainment.
If your looking to go the low cost route I'd recommend JetLite, KF Red, Go Air and Indigo.
May 27, 2011, 2:06 pm
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best full service (acc to me!) is 9w/jet as of now. most professional airline is Indigo/6e and they have an obsession with being on time...
May 28, 2011, 2:36 am
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JetLite is prefixed S2
Jet Konnect is 9W, the same as Jet Airways, but the websites will say something along the lines of "operated by Jet Konnect"
The same applies for Kingfisher/Kingfisher Red
May 28, 2011, 3:32 am
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For Jet and Kingfisher.. 4 digit flight numbers (9W1234 / IT1234) indicate Jet Konnect / KF Red flights while full service flights have 3 digit flight numbers. JetLite is coded S2.
May 28, 2011, 3:50 am
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jet airways also sells jetlite on its own website. then it will come with a 9w sign but it will be a 4 digit number to flight starting with 7...7xxx
May 28, 2011, 5:01 am
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just stick to jet & you won't have a problem....this is a great airline....
i have noticed a steady decline in kingfisher over the years....they still have their moments though & have the most comfortable business class domestic seat....
ai is also not as bad as people make them out to be....the airline definitely has its issues but once in the air they are a good airline....
if you want to go with lcc airlines then go air & indigo would be your best bets....
i have noticed a steady decline in kingfisher over the years....they still have their moments though & have the most comfortable business class domestic seat....
ai is also not as bad as people make them out to be....the airline definitely has its issues but once in the air they are a good airline....
if you want to go with lcc airlines then go air & indigo would be your best bets....
May 28, 2011, 5:25 am
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Thanks A2A and Anish. So we can conclude it here.
3 Digit Flight Number ITXXX indicates King Fisher
3 Digit Flight Number 9WXXX indicates Jet Airways
4Digit Flight Number IT1234 indicates KF Red
4Digit Flight Number 9W1234 indicates Jet Konnect
4Digit Flight Number 9W7XXX indicates Jet by Jet Lite
Jet Lite don't make any confusion, since it has a different airline code S2.
3 Digit Flight Number ITXXX indicates King Fisher
3 Digit Flight Number 9WXXX indicates Jet Airways
4Digit Flight Number IT1234 indicates KF Red
4Digit Flight Number 9W1234 indicates Jet Konnect
4Digit Flight Number 9W7XXX indicates Jet by Jet Lite
Jet Lite don't make any confusion, since it has a different airline code S2.
May 29, 2011, 10:18 am
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for efficiency and consistency - Jet Airways
for bling & IMO better food - Kingfisher Airlines (i prefer bling over efficiency)
both are fairly reliable - 9W possibly more so (though i have never encountered any problems with IT)
a word of caution, both airlines also operate low cost services - Jetlite / Jet Konnect and Kingfisher Red - IMO though perfectly adequate, these may not be to your liking
for bling & IMO better food - Kingfisher Airlines (i prefer bling over efficiency)
both are fairly reliable - 9W possibly more so (though i have never encountered any problems with IT)
a word of caution, both airlines also operate low cost services - Jetlite / Jet Konnect and Kingfisher Red - IMO though perfectly adequate, these may not be to your liking
May 29, 2011, 12:36 pm
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you bet, Indian LCCs allow free check in luggage, seat assignment for free or a nominal cost u have to pay extra for food which hardly matters for short segments
having said that the OP was willing to spend extra so why not get the full experience ^