How many miles will you lose as Kingfisher goes bust?
Apr 5, 2012, 11:53 am
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I was 99k, but went on a redemption frenzy on MAA-BOM and MAA-BLR vv. After today, down to 7k. Unfortunately MAA-BOM is now "Kingfisher class" service and not Kingfisher red - so redemption at a higher rate for water thimbles and crappy sandwich rolls.
Apr 5, 2012, 1:37 pm
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Apr 5, 2012, 3:23 pm
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As I mentioned in a different thread, I flew PNQ-DEL on Monday and the food offering on a flight leaving at 11.30 was a sorry looking roll with a mystery filling. When I asked what it was, all the FA could say was "It's a burger sir, a burger". Be thankful for your biryani! Drinks were limited to those thimble sized bottles of water.
Apr 11, 2012, 6:19 am
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just flew bom-del yesterday....the flight was on time but the aircraft condition was terrible....torn & dirty seats, torn carpet, no drinks offered (except water) for the duration of the flight, meal option was veg or non-veg biryani (which surprisingly was good)....the flight was full though which i guess is a good sign for kingfisher....
but interestingly the del-bom aircraft seemed relatively new - greyish interiors with no screens - and in good condition
both flights were full. The FAs were friendly
the food - coleslaw s/w for b/f and roll for dinner was passable (so i passed)
the biggest +ive since they seemed to have shut of the IFE - the king of good times no longer welcomes us on board with his creepy statement on how he personally selects the crew
Apr 11, 2012, 7:11 am
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i'm flying del-bom in a couple of weeks on kingfisher so its good to know that there are still some decent aircrafts in service....just to be on the safe side i also have a booking on jet an hour later, in case the kingfisher flight gets cancelled....
Apr 11, 2012, 10:41 am
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Thankfully only around 20k myself (my condolences for your loss, Keyser), but one of my good friends based out of MAA had the Amex and had accumulated over 300k in preparation for redeeming on a honeymoon flight early next year. 
Apr 11, 2012, 4:20 pm
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Flew DEL-BOM on Tuesday in J, was redeeming a return ticket earned on Amex KFF. Had a terrible experience - flight was delayed by 2 hours (and of course, they kept pushing it back in blocks of 30 mins); aircraft was in terrible shape; 'food' served was pav-bhaji (or at least an attempt to prepare that).
Reached airport ahead of time and then realized they have also dismantled the lounge on 1st floor at T3; been operating with the CCD on ground floor.
20% occupancy in J; even Economy didn't look full. Worrying signs. Flying BOM-DEL tomorrow, let's see.
Reached airport ahead of time and then realized they have also dismantled the lounge on 1st floor at T3; been operating with the CCD on ground floor.
20% occupancy in J; even Economy didn't look full. Worrying signs. Flying BOM-DEL tomorrow, let's see.
Apr 11, 2012, 11:11 pm
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Apr 12, 2012, 1:57 am
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Apr 12, 2012, 10:08 am
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Apr 12, 2012, 12:10 pm
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Apr 12, 2012, 3:00 pm
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The domestic KF lounge on first floor (adjacent to the Jet lounge) used to have a half-decent buffet, beer etc. Now the restaurant/bar is only on paid basis. Don't know if that's the sports bar you are referring to.
Apr 12, 2012, 3:03 pm
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Same thing again; stale croissants and sandwiches. Leave alone the food, the ground staff was pretty clueless too - had not clue whether the incoming flight had landed etc. (or maybe she was feigning ignorance to avoid arguments with passengers)
Apr 12, 2012, 3:04 pm
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Apr 12, 2012, 5:01 pm
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No idea about the international one but guess that would have to go too, now that most (all?) international routes have been closed down.
The domestic KF lounge on first floor (adjacent to the Jet lounge) used to have a half-decent buffet, beer etc. Now the restaurant/bar is only on paid basis. Don't know if that's the sports bar you are referring to.
The domestic KF lounge on first floor (adjacent to the Jet lounge) used to have a half-decent buffet, beer etc. Now the restaurant/bar is only on paid basis. Don't know if that's the sports bar you are referring to.