Determining the right strategy
Mar 13, 2012 | 2:48 am
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You are extrapolating the reliability of the entire network based on one domestic segment of an international flight. High school level statistics and probability should teach you how incorrect and off the mark that extrapolation is, based on your sample size.
BTW, AI127 is delayed an average 101 minutes between 1 Jan and 29 Feb this year - http://www.flightstats.com/go/Flight...19F2.web1:8009
Here are the comparable stats for BOM-EWR in the same period.
http://www.flightstats.com/go/Flight...19F2.web1:8009
BTW, AI127 is delayed an average 101 minutes between 1 Jan and 29 Feb this year - http://www.flightstats.com/go/Flight...19F2.web1:8009
Here are the comparable stats for BOM-EWR in the same period.
http://www.flightstats.com/go/Flight...19F2.web1:8009
I am not saying that because since I the days I flew AI 126 it was on time, AI 126 has a 100% on time record.
I agree that most wouldn't fly AI over those airlines. However, if you take any route pair where there is only 1 airline that flies nonstop, the nonstop is pretty much guaranteed to be more expensive than the competition...
Mar 13, 2012 | 2:53 am
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Lets add pricing to the mix.
For random dates next month, on DEL-ORD, the following airlines are cheaper than AI
Air Canada
KLM
Swiss
Air France
British Airways
Lufthansa
Turkish Airlines
Cathay Pacific
For the same dates, between DEL-JFK, the following airlines are cheaper than AI
KLM
Air France
Etihad
Qatar
Virgin Atlantic
Swiss
Austrian
British Airways
Lufthansa
Turkish
Cathay Pacific
Jet Airways
Not many would pay more to fly AI over any of these airlines.
For random dates next month, on DEL-ORD, the following airlines are cheaper than AI
Air Canada
KLM
Swiss
Air France
British Airways
Lufthansa
Turkish Airlines
Cathay Pacific
For the same dates, between DEL-JFK, the following airlines are cheaper than AI
KLM
Air France
Etihad
Qatar
Virgin Atlantic
Swiss
Austrian
British Airways
Lufthansa
Turkish
Cathay Pacific
Jet Airways
Not many would pay more to fly AI over any of these airlines.
Mar 13, 2012 | 3:39 am
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I think it's in class 6 or something that that start teaching you the logic employed here (Remember? If the train takes 2 hours to travel 100 km, how long will it take to travel 200 km?).
Mar 13, 2012 | 3:45 am
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Mar 13, 2012 | 4:06 am
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The equation d=rt is taught in 5th class for ICSE, 6th class for CBSE, and 7th class for CIE.
Still at a loss as to what that has to do with the topic of this thread
Mar 13, 2012 | 5:24 am
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For the period 01/01/2012 to 29/02/2012, AI 126 had a 0% on time record. The average delay was 101 minutes while the maximum delay was 218 minutes.
For the same period, AI 101 (DEL-JFK) had a marginally better 1% on time record. Average delay was a 100 minutes and the maximum delay was 214 minutes.
Mar 13, 2012 | 5:26 am
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Well, for a start, my sledge had to do with statistical sampling and how OP's sample size of 2 flights was far from representative, even for AI126 (let alone for the entire airline).
Mar 13, 2012 | 5:51 am
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http://www.flightstats.com/go/Flight...irportCode=DEL
AI 126 has an 80% on time record, with an average delay of 24 minutes for the ORD-DEL flight. That seems pretty decent to me.
Mar 13, 2012 | 5:53 am
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Nope.
http://www.flightstats.com/go/Flight...irportCode=DEL
AI 126 has an 80% on time record, with an average delay of 24 minutes for the ORD-DEL flight. That seems pretty decent to me.
http://www.flightstats.com/go/Flight...irportCode=ORD
Beats me how a flight gets delayed departing from its home base.
Mar 13, 2012 | 5:55 am
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Pardon. The 0% record was for the flight in the other direction.
http://www.flightstats.com/go/Flight...irportCode=ORD
Beats me how a flight gets delayed departing from its home base.
http://www.flightstats.com/go/Flight...irportCode=ORD
Beats me how a flight gets delayed departing from its home base.
I do have to admit, the sound of a 0% on time record is downright shameful
Mar 13, 2012 | 5:58 am
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Mar 13, 2012 | 6:05 am
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Mar 13, 2012 | 6:08 am
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Keyser, would there be a significant difference in amount of fog between 00:55 and 2:25 AM? Enough that the 00:55 flight is usually on time, but the 2:25 flight is often delayed?