Jet Konnect
Mar 20, 2010 | 6:51 am
#91
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Mar 20, 2010 | 7:23 am
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Mar 20, 2010 | 7:59 am
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I was asking as that is quite a big lounge and I have yet to see it over crowded. Maybe they are sending Citi card holders to the fresco restaurant.
Mar 20, 2010 | 8:44 am
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i don't think so....my last flight earlier this week, as a plat & with a business class ticket i was sent to the fresco lounge....
Mar 21, 2010 | 12:16 pm
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The only observation I have flying Konnect the other week MAA-BLR was that they used a plane with biz seats and I got to sit in one of those. I like that.
However, I am still devastated by the closure of the BICA lounge in the intl terminal as that was always more peaceful than the other lounges. They had good chicken croissant sandwiches and beer...
On the domestic side, I use the BICA lounge anyway as it's also nice and peacuful...not crowded at all...
However, I am still devastated by the closure of the BICA lounge in the intl terminal as that was always more peaceful than the other lounges. They had good chicken croissant sandwiches and beer...
On the domestic side, I use the BICA lounge anyway as it's also nice and peacuful...not crowded at all...
Mar 21, 2010 | 1:22 pm
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just got this email from jet....
Jet Airways Konnect, with effect from March 28, 2010, enhances its domestic network with three new flights that offer you convenient connections at attractive fares and celebrates its First Anniversary with a Lounge Invitation.
Flight schedules:
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Mumbai-Nagpur
9W2020 Mumbai-Nagpur DEP: 1515 hrs ARR: 1630 hrs
9W2021 Nagpur-Mumbai DEP: 1705 hrs ARR: 1820 hrs
Delhi-Dehradun
9W 2635 Delhi-Dehradun DEP: 1015 hrs ARR: 1115 hrs 9W 2636 Dehradun-Delhi DEP: 1145 hrs ARR: 1245 hrs
Hyderabad-Chennai-Port Blair
On Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 9W 2361 Hyderabad-Chennai DEP: 0820 hrs ARR: 0925 hrs 9W 2362 Chennai-Port Blair DEP: 1000 hrs ARR: 1205 hrs 9W 2363 Port Blair-Chennai DEP: 1240 hrs ARR: 1440 hrs 9W 2364 Chennai-Hyderabad DEP: 1600 hrs ARR: 1710 hrs
Kochi-Bengaluru-Ahmedabad
Flight timings for Monday-Saturday
9W 2306 Kochi-Bengaluru DEP: 0745 hrs ARR: 0845 hrs 9W 2306 Bengaluru-Ahmedabad DEP: 0930 hrs ARR: 1130 hrs 9W 2307 Ahmedabad-Bengaluru DEP: 1500 hrs ARR: 1700 hrs 9W 2307 Bengaluru-Kochi DEP: 1740 hrs ARR: 1840 hrs On Sunday 9W 2306 Kochi-Bengaluru DEP: 0745 hrs ARR: 0845 hrs 9W 2306 Bengaluru-Ahmedabad DEP: 1000 hrs ARR: 1200 hrs 9W 2307 Ahmedabad-Bengaluru DEP: 1500 hrs ARR: 1700 hrs 9W 2307 Bengaluru-Kochi DEP: 1740 hrs ARR: 1840 hrs
Mumbai-Indore:
Flight timings for Monday-Friday and Sunday 9W 2402 Mumbai-Indore DEP: 1230 hrs ARR: 1350 hrs
9W2018 Indore-Mumbai DEP: 1425 hrs ARR: 1540 hrs On Saturdays
9W2402 Mumbai-Indore DEP: 1155 hrs ARR: 1315 hrs
9W2018 Indore-Mumbai DEP: 1425 hrs ARR: 1540 hrs
Flight schedules:
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Mumbai-Nagpur
9W2020 Mumbai-Nagpur DEP: 1515 hrs ARR: 1630 hrs
9W2021 Nagpur-Mumbai DEP: 1705 hrs ARR: 1820 hrs
Delhi-Dehradun
9W 2635 Delhi-Dehradun DEP: 1015 hrs ARR: 1115 hrs 9W 2636 Dehradun-Delhi DEP: 1145 hrs ARR: 1245 hrs
Hyderabad-Chennai-Port Blair
On Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 9W 2361 Hyderabad-Chennai DEP: 0820 hrs ARR: 0925 hrs 9W 2362 Chennai-Port Blair DEP: 1000 hrs ARR: 1205 hrs 9W 2363 Port Blair-Chennai DEP: 1240 hrs ARR: 1440 hrs 9W 2364 Chennai-Hyderabad DEP: 1600 hrs ARR: 1710 hrs
Kochi-Bengaluru-Ahmedabad
Flight timings for Monday-Saturday
9W 2306 Kochi-Bengaluru DEP: 0745 hrs ARR: 0845 hrs 9W 2306 Bengaluru-Ahmedabad DEP: 0930 hrs ARR: 1130 hrs 9W 2307 Ahmedabad-Bengaluru DEP: 1500 hrs ARR: 1700 hrs 9W 2307 Bengaluru-Kochi DEP: 1740 hrs ARR: 1840 hrs On Sunday 9W 2306 Kochi-Bengaluru DEP: 0745 hrs ARR: 0845 hrs 9W 2306 Bengaluru-Ahmedabad DEP: 1000 hrs ARR: 1200 hrs 9W 2307 Ahmedabad-Bengaluru DEP: 1500 hrs ARR: 1700 hrs 9W 2307 Bengaluru-Kochi DEP: 1740 hrs ARR: 1840 hrs
Mumbai-Indore:
Flight timings for Monday-Friday and Sunday 9W 2402 Mumbai-Indore DEP: 1230 hrs ARR: 1350 hrs
9W2018 Indore-Mumbai DEP: 1425 hrs ARR: 1540 hrs On Saturdays
9W2402 Mumbai-Indore DEP: 1155 hrs ARR: 1315 hrs
9W2018 Indore-Mumbai DEP: 1425 hrs ARR: 1540 hrs
Apr 13, 2010 | 1:25 am
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we still got the konnect service though....my wife asked for a blanket & they said they didn't carry them on konnect flights....as usual we had to pay for food & drinks....
Apr 13, 2010 | 9:10 am
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same thing happened to me yesterday....was flying from amritsar - delhi on jet konnect & the first 4 rows were business seats....first time i flew on biz seats on a konnect flight....
we still got the konnect service though....my wife asked for a blanket & they said they didn't carry them on konnect flights....as usual we had to pay for food & drinks....
we still got the konnect service though....my wife asked for a blanket & they said they didn't carry them on konnect flights....as usual we had to pay for food & drinks....
Nevertheless, I always look for the first few rows (preferably aisle), so I do end up lucky once every now and then.
Yes, they don't give you blankets. In fact, until a month back, they were giving out small bottles of water which they've stopped now - these days you've got to ask ask, and then you get water in a paper cup.
Apr 13, 2010 | 9:12 am
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One more thing, and I don't know if I'm being obsessed with this thought since this morning. I think on the retrofitted Konnect aircraft, the window seat on the first row is extremely cramped as compared to on any other row. Was checked in for 1A (MAA-DEL) this morning. Extremely uncomfortable. Thankfully, the entire row 4 was empty, so I got 3 seats all to myself.
Apr 13, 2010 | 2:24 pm
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Happens once in a while if it is a positioning flight. The only definitive way to tell (other than after you enter the aircraft) if you're getting Biz seats on a Konnect flight (presuming you're booked in one of the first few rows) is to look at the livery on the outside of the aircraft. If the word "Konnect" is added above "Jet Airways" then its retrofitted with all economy seats, else you have biz seats. The only other (and unreliable way) to tell is when you web check-in, the middle seats in the first few rows appear to have already been taken. But like I just said, VERY UNRELIABLE.
Nevertheless, I always look for the first few rows (preferably aisle), so I do end up lucky once every now and then.
Yes, they don't give you blankets. In fact, until a month back, they were giving out small bottles of water which they've stopped now - these days you've got to ask ask, and then you get water in a paper cup.
Nevertheless, I always look for the first few rows (preferably aisle), so I do end up lucky once every now and then.
Yes, they don't give you blankets. In fact, until a month back, they were giving out small bottles of water which they've stopped now - these days you've got to ask ask, and then you get water in a paper cup.
i have a bunch of konnect reservations coming up over the next couple of months....if they are using biz seats then my travel agent should be able to block them for me while making the booking....
Apr 15, 2010 | 10:07 pm
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Yeah...whatever happened to those tiny water bottles...?? on a recent HYD - MAA Konnect flight, must have been nearing 40 degrees out of HYD and the crew ended up having to serve each passenger a 'cup of water' at some point of time during the flight...would have worked out far easier to jus give each one their bottle of water...
Apr 17, 2010 | 8:14 am
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easy for folks mostly flying ex-BOM / DEL. ex-MAA has mostly Konnect. IT is an option but for those (like yours truly) looking to maintain elite status flying in the back will have to put up with Konnect
Apr 17, 2010 | 9:24 am
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can i just ask, what is the point of maintaining status if Konnect does not respect it?