Air India confirmed into Star Alliance
Jun 24, 2014, 9:17 am
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Air India confirmed into Star Alliance
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Jun 24, 2014, 1:08 pm
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11th july is still a long way away....remember, this is ai....a lot can go wrong in a couple of weeks....i'll believe it when it finally happens....
Jun 24, 2014, 2:59 pm
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Missed the peak summer season from US, but hopefully prices will remain reasonable
This is a great plus for AI, thought not sure for *A (they obviously hope to not be left out of the 5th largest domestic market in the world).
I was trying to ticket parents from North America to BLR in business class end of June. All other options, including Middle East carriers were between $5K to $10K one way per person. AI was $3.2 K or so per person (on Yatra.com). The plane was fairly new equipment ORD-DEL-BLR. Unfortunately they will not get *A credit for this trip but hopefully will get that for the next. The food in Business is supposed to be fairly decent.
I hope the prices stay at a reasonable discount to others without which I cannot see AI as a draw.
I travel extensively in J/F on global carriers and have always avoided AI unless forced by schedule as a cancellation would leave me without options. Now with *A, I will be more open to AI given rerouting options on *A during irregular operations.
I was trying to ticket parents from North America to BLR in business class end of June. All other options, including Middle East carriers were between $5K to $10K one way per person. AI was $3.2 K or so per person (on Yatra.com). The plane was fairly new equipment ORD-DEL-BLR. Unfortunately they will not get *A credit for this trip but hopefully will get that for the next. The food in Business is supposed to be fairly decent.
I hope the prices stay at a reasonable discount to others without which I cannot see AI as a draw.
I travel extensively in J/F on global carriers and have always avoided AI unless forced by schedule as a cancellation would leave me without options. Now with *A, I will be more open to AI given rerouting options on *A during irregular operations.
Jun 24, 2014, 8:58 pm
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Home carriers are never cheap.
AI is dirt cheap from SIN to Europe. Its Dreamliner flights in business class are cheaper than SQ's prices in Economy. But the timing is good in one direction only.
Jun 25, 2014, 1:18 am
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Jun 25, 2014, 1:23 am
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just flew del-sin on the dreamliner earlier this month....very comfortable seats, good service, good food & very reasonably priced....i have to head back to sin a number of times this year & ai will be my preferred choice....
Jun 25, 2014, 10:36 pm
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Can't believe Air India has updated saying 'Air India joins Star Alliance'
http://www.airindia.in/
http://www.airindia.in/
Jun 25, 2014, 10:44 pm
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Can't believe Air India has updated saying 'Air India joins Star Alliance'
http://www.airindia.in/
http://www.airindia.in/
Jun 26, 2014, 1:24 pm
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Jun 26, 2014, 8:55 pm
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Their website and IT infrastructure is very fragile. It's particularly annoying because some discounts are offered only on their website and not GDS systems or third parties. I had to give up a few times and just go with alternatives.