36 IT FA's join AI
Dec 25, 2011 | 4:49 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: ORD
Posts: 746
36 IT FA's join AI
Dec 25, 2011 | 5:42 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold (OW Emerald) & Jet Airways - Thank goodness i never got started.......most awful FF program
Posts: 2,385
AI is extremely popular option with the FA's at private airlines in India simply because it is a job for life with a LOT of perks such as subsidised accomadation, world wide travel and stays in 5* hotels during layovers.
Most aim for 3-5 years at IT, 9W, SG and 6E before heading towards the middle east or SQ but the key difference between AI and Middle East/SQ is that they have a contract for life whereas the others is fixed term appointments. In essence, AI does not trade them in for a younger, sexier model!
Don't forget, AI have the widest international coverage of all Indian airlines.
Most aim for 3-5 years at IT, 9W, SG and 6E before heading towards the middle east or SQ but the key difference between AI and Middle East/SQ is that they have a contract for life whereas the others is fixed term appointments. In essence, AI does not trade them in for a younger, sexier model!
Don't forget, AI have the widest international coverage of all Indian airlines.
Dec 25, 2011 | 8:00 pm
#5
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 22,778
Since IT had much higher approval here than AI, will these ex-IT FA's improve AI?
Is the lure so strong for just for FA's to jump the shop, or for other IT employees too?
IT employees voluntarily opt for bad management?
Dec 26, 2011 | 2:25 am
#6
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold (OW Emerald) & Jet Airways - Thank goodness i never got started.......most awful FF program
Posts: 2,385
Jan 1, 2012 | 11:30 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA/ORD/ADB
Programs: TK ELPL (*G), AS 100K (OWE), BA Gold (OWE), Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 7,774
These people moving from IT to AI clearly have a lot of sense, and I wish them good luck ^
Jan 1, 2012 | 9:26 pm
#9
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA/ORD/ADB
Programs: TK ELPL (*G), AS 100K (OWE), BA Gold (OWE), Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 7,774
Doesn't matter does it? It's just a job creation program, the gov't will pay for it in the end regardless...