Flight Review Thread - Air India
Oct 31, 2017, 7:11 am
#271
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I figured someone would have good info like this if I provided the tail number. Thank you! I guess they're experimenting with increasing their return on the same number of seats.
The flight attendant on our DEL-TRV-MLE flight did say something about AI trying these seats "for now" but it wasn't really clear what he meant.
The flight attendant on our DEL-TRV-MLE flight did say something about AI trying these seats "for now" but it wasn't really clear what he meant.
Nov 7, 2017, 6:00 am
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Nov 7, 2017, 9:34 am
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Nov 7, 2017, 9:40 am
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Nov 7, 2017, 11:39 pm
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Nov 27, 2017, 9:21 pm
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Hi guys. I'm supposed to fly to BBI next month with Air India. Since the direct flight was working out too expensive, I chose to do BOM-HYD/HYD-BBI on AI615 (A319) and AI780 (A321). I wanted to check if anyone flown these routes recently, and if you could comment on how exactly does the business class look like on these segments. Planning to upgrade, but don't want to be in the Economy converted to business class.
Edit: I know the A321 has Business Class for sure. I am curious about the A319
Edit: I know the A321 has Business Class for sure. I am curious about the A319
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Nov 27, 2017, 11:53 pm
#277
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Hi guys. I'm supposed to fly to BBI next month with Air India. Since the direct flight was working out too expensive, I chose to do BOM-HYD/HYD-BBI on AI615 (A319) and AI780 (A321). I wanted to check if anyone flown these routes recently, and if you could comment on how exactly does the business class look like on these segments. Planning to upgrade, but don't want to be in the Economy converted to business class.
Nov 28, 2017, 10:55 pm
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Hi guys. I'm supposed to fly to BBI next month with Air India. Since the direct flight was working out too expensive, I chose to do BOM-HYD/HYD-BBI on AI615 (A319) and AI780 (A321). I wanted to check if anyone flown these routes recently, and if you could comment on how exactly does the business class look like on these segments. Planning to upgrade, but don't want to be in the Economy converted to business class.
Edit: I know the A321 has Business Class for sure. I am curious about the A319
Edit: I know the A321 has Business Class for sure. I am curious about the A319
Nov 29, 2017, 1:25 am
#279
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Agree. I guess the only (probably tedious) way may be to track the FIN numbers and see which of the 319's are "Euro-Biz" and which are regular business class, and then try and map that with the booked flight... Not even sure if that is publicly available for AI, or as to how long before departure they confirm this...
Nov 29, 2017, 3:54 am
#280
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No real pattern to be seen. VT-EXA for example has been all over the place: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-exa
Dec 3, 2017, 3:51 am
#281
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Guess none of the 319s have so called "Euro Biz" - It is only 320s which have them! Plus BOM-HYD sector is typically served only by 319s - "Baby buses" of AI so there would be a proper J seats along with full J offerings - rather than pathetic middle blocks!
AA - Go ahead and upgrade yourself!
AA - Go ahead and upgrade yourself!
Dec 3, 2017, 10:33 pm
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FWIW, my BLR GOI 319 had proper biz seats. 2 rows of 2x2. But that was about it as far as the "product" was concerned.
Horrible service, missing catering, and no effort in maintaining the sanctity of the separating cabin curtain, even when trying to ensure biz pax can disembark first.
Horrible service, missing catering, and no effort in maintaining the sanctity of the separating cabin curtain, even when trying to ensure biz pax can disembark first.
Dec 4, 2017, 7:19 am
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Guess none of the 319s have so called "Euro Biz" - It is only 320s which have them! Plus BOM-HYD sector is typically served only by 319s - "Baby buses" of AI so there would be a proper J seats along with full J offerings - rather than pathetic middle blocks!
AA - Go ahead and upgrade yourself!
AA - Go ahead and upgrade yourself!
Dec 6, 2017, 9:00 am
#284
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argh, it seems the 'block middle seat, call it business' concept is not so widespread. AI just swapped my AI23 feeder from A321 with proper C to A320 all Y config next week:
My ticket has been duly changed to Y for that feeder. 
Lets hope I can get to the airport early enough and get rebooked to AI 701...
Code:
TN18DECCCUDEL/AAI ** AMADEUS TIMETABLE - TN ** DEL DELHI.IN 18DEC17 25DEC17 ** YX DELROH*ROSEATE HOUSE* FROM INR 8499 PLUS TAXES ** 30MINS DRIVE TO GURGAON CYBER HUB >HAYXDELROH 1 AI 763 D CCU 2 DEL 3 0700 0910 0 29APR17 321 2:10 2 AI 021 D CCU 2 DEL 3 1000 1205 0 04DEC17 788 2:05 3 AI 701 D CCU 2 DEL 3 1730 1950 0 02DEC17 788 2:20 4 AI 023 X2 CCU 2 DEL 3 2030 2245 0 20DEC17 32B 2:15 5 AI 023 12 CCU 2 DEL 3 2030 2245 0 11DEC17 19DEC17 320 2:15
Lets hope I can get to the airport early enough and get rebooked to AI 701...
