Air India - Star Alliance Announcement [merged]
Apr 3, 2007, 1:16 pm
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Apr 3, 2007, 1:27 pm
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Apr 3, 2007, 2:43 pm
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http://www.nwa.com/worldperks/earn/a...tml#jetairways
Earning/Redeeming Miles
All Jet Airways-operated flights with the exception of (in either direction): SIN-BOM; KUL-MAA; LHR-BOM, LHR-DEL; MAA-SIN; SIN-DEL; DEL-BKK; CCU-BKK.
Methinks the US routes will be added to the excluded list when they start up
Earning/Redeeming Miles
All Jet Airways-operated flights with the exception of (in either direction): SIN-BOM; KUL-MAA; LHR-BOM, LHR-DEL; MAA-SIN; SIN-DEL; DEL-BKK; CCU-BKK.
Methinks the US routes will be added to the excluded list when they start up
Apr 3, 2007, 2:46 pm
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Wouldn't this mean that we finally get a daily *A flight LHR-JFK? Oh lordy!
Apr 3, 2007, 2:56 pm
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LOL I made the mistake of flying AI in decemer RT JFK-DEL. Never again.
Kept meaning to write a trip report.
I don't see how they could join an alliance. It would take a major overhaul of this govt run airline.
Apr 3, 2007, 4:59 pm
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Apr 3, 2007, 9:49 pm
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Having an interline agreement does not take away from the need for a Global Alliance. Global Alliance provides reciprocal status recognition and more importantly miles traveled on partners usually allow for status on your primary carrier. Interlining and loose partnerships do not allow that.
Jet will have to choose at some time (JAL took a long time and then jumped in). Maybe the time is not ready yet, but they'll have to choose.
Jet will have to choose at some time (JAL took a long time and then jumped in). Maybe the time is not ready yet, but they'll have to choose.
Aug 9, 2007, 10:45 am
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AI to join Star Alliance?
This rumor has been going on for quite some time now. Here is the latest from a not so well known newspaper- not sure if its true...
http://www.domain-b.com:80/companies..._alliance.html
Air India to join Star Alliance
9 August 2007
Air India (AI) is getting ready to join the Star Alliance, a club of 17 international airlines, by the end of this year. This will help increase its connectivity worldwide through code sharing.
Other members of Star Alliance include Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, US Airways, Air Canada and Air New Zealand, among others. The members collectively fly to 855 destinations in 155 countries.
"The heads of member airlines of the alliance will unanimously induct Air India in December," a civil aviation ministry official said.
Civil aviation minister Praful Patel had met Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht on 7 August to discuss AI's joining the alliance.
Air India chairman and managing director V Thulasidas was to meet Albrecht today (8 August) to discuss the modalities of joining the league.
http://www.domain-b.com:80/companies..._alliance.html
Air India to join Star Alliance
9 August 2007
Air India (AI) is getting ready to join the Star Alliance, a club of 17 international airlines, by the end of this year. This will help increase its connectivity worldwide through code sharing.
Other members of Star Alliance include Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, US Airways, Air Canada and Air New Zealand, among others. The members collectively fly to 855 destinations in 155 countries.
"The heads of member airlines of the alliance will unanimously induct Air India in December," a civil aviation ministry official said.
Civil aviation minister Praful Patel had met Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht on 7 August to discuss AI's joining the alliance.
Air India chairman and managing director V Thulasidas was to meet Albrecht today (8 August) to discuss the modalities of joining the league.
Aug 9, 2007, 11:55 am
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I have been asking this for quite time time *A has no NYC-LON routes, one which I tend to fly often. I can deal with the horrors of AI for 7hrs since their fares are often well below every other carrier on this route.
Aug 10, 2007, 12:56 pm
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Horror stories galore on AI...
Jet is the way to go for Star Alliance, but as soon as Jet decides on an alliance, I think I might be swayed away...and once "critical mass" is acheived by Jet for European routes...forget LH and FRA - crazy stuff there...
But Jet has to also modify their FF reward for miles program, which truly sucks, but then, they have more than *enough* FF'ers, and are watering the program down day-by-day, and *still* filling planes!
Low economy fares get hardly *any* miles....
Sep 7, 2007, 4:52 am
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New Air India reportedly selects Star Alliance
Sep 7, 2007, 10:56 am
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I have been hearing this for a while now. And this article talks about AI choosing *A. How about the other way around? :-) AI is getting better every day and they have a very good inflight product(barring their problems which we all are aware of) - but I wouldn't fly them solely because of the mileage issue - its a waste of money and let's not even get into AI's FFP - its a joke.
Sep 7, 2007, 3:57 pm
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Even if *A members vote AI into the alliance, it will be long before AI is actually inducted.
Oct 17, 2007, 12:20 pm
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Jet and Star Alliance
Star Alliance is far from product motivated. Right now all major alliances need to break into India big time as it is the fastest growing market in aviation. Singapore Airlines however, in its typical arrogant manner is refusing to co-operate with 9W, and the Star in Star Alliance blocking it, there is no way Jet will be allowed in. Obviously they are threatened - 9W is the future of air travel. Too bad - it's their loss as far as I see it. With a population of over a billion people and one of the fastest growing economies who needs arrogant SQ with their 4million people telling us in India what we can and can't have, and what groups we can and can't join.
Oct 17, 2007, 12:27 pm
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Star Alliance is far from product motivated. Right now all major alliances need to break into India big time as it is the fastest growing market in aviation. Singapore Airlines however, in its typical arrogant manner is refusing to co-operate with 9W, and the Star in Star Alliance blocking it, there is no way Jet will be allowed in. Obviously they are threatened - 9W is the future of air travel. Too bad - it's their loss as far as I see it. With a population of over a billion people and one of the fastest growing economies who needs arrogant SQ with their 4million people telling us in India what we can and can't have, and what groups we can and can't join.
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