Weekend Platter ! ( 20 JULY 2013 ) ISSUE – VI

Chocks-on….Weekend Platter ! (  20 JULY 2013 )    ISSUE – VI

….Shocking and Shameful !! A National Embarassment…

1.       IGI  Airport, New Delhi …..

Touted as India’s show piece, developed with a lot of fanfare & tamasha, charging a bomb from all users, this showpiece has crumbled….! The area is flooded with knee deep water….see to believe. Click the link : http://imgur.com/a/TXdFz#0

….What they said…….

2.       Shri Ajit Singh, Hon Minister of Civil Aviation -

…….If Air India gives good service to passengers from here to anywhere in the world, Indians will prefer them over others any day. But they have to compete…..

3.       Shri Rohit Nandan, CMD, Air India……at his confident best

..... I decided no more low fares. We must try to recover whatever cash costs we were incurring. My basic philosophy has been we must first build profitability, not market share…

4.       Shri Mittu Chandilya, CEO, Air Asia, India …..

… The non-airline background is an advantage.  I am a start-up and turnaround person - being disruptive is my strength……. several top executives in other Air Asia subsidiaries come from non-airline back ground. Tony’s idea has always been to bring in disruptive innovations….

5.       Mr Bernard Philip- High Commissioner of Australia

… We expect Indian visitor numbers to Australia to nearly double by 2020, so these direct flights will benefit many Indian business travellers, students, migrants, tourists and families,

6.       Shri Tony Fernandes, CEO, Air Asia……on his India Strategy…

....game plan is very simple. We want to have the lowest fares, we want to improve connectivity within India. We think there are a lot of routes that are just not done. If you look at air travel, it’s so concentrated on Delhi and Mumbai. There is a huge amount of airports that are under-utilised…..

7.       Shri Ajit Singh, Hon Minister of Civil Aviation…on the performance of Air India…..

…. I have reviewed international operations. All the flights which were losing money are now generating cash profit. The fuel costs of Boeing 787 Dreamliner are less. Plus travellers too like the aircraft because of comfort level…..

….Aviation News & Events….

8.       Now, Lufthansa considers an LCC targeting Asia….

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA) said it’s looking at establishing a long-haul, low-cost venture to help sustain its market share on routes to Asia as rival operators syphon more and more traffic through hubs in the Gulf……

9.       B-787 investigation …..

British investigators have traced the fire aboard a Boeing 787 at Heathrow International Airport to an emergency transmitter powered by lithium batteries….Boeing said ‘’We are confident the 787 is safe, and we stand behind its overall integrity,"

10.   Jet Airways Slow & Steady Predatory Strategy……

….Jet Airways, which has a code share with Qantas for Sydney, Melbourne, Perth & Brisbane increases one more flight from Chennai to Singapore. From Singapore, Qantas will ferry the passengers to the various gateways in Australia…A good pre-empt indeed..!!!

….At the same time Jet Airways, India�s premier international airline, has entered into a reciprocal frequent flyer partnership with Air New Zealand…..to ensure Kiwi traffic continues to use its services …..

11.   Billionaire Singh brothers of Religare enter regional airlines biz with Air Mantra….

…..Malvinder and Shivinder Singh-promoted Religare Voyages, which has been operating private charter flights, is launching a regional airlines called Air Mantra. The latest entrant in a tough aviation market will take off on July 23….

12.   Child Free Flights…..

.... A survey this week suggested that unruly children remain the biggest in-flight annoyance for the majority of travellers…As for a solution,… nearly a third said they would pay more to sit in a child-free zone. A quarter would pay up to £50 per return flight for the privilege, and seven per cent said they would pay even more….

13.   Will Australia be a BOOM or a DOOM for Air India …..????

Read the critique on Air India’s Australia operations…’ India Australia Route - An Imminent Blood Bath.....’ at URL http://chocks-on.blogspot.in/2013/07/india-australia-route-imminent-blood.html

….& Bet !!! You don’t know this….

14.   Worlds Best In-flight  Amenity Bag Award…. Goes to

·         Etihad Airways - Best First Class Bag for males, with a cufflink-inspired black leather box with jewel-toned lining designed by Harley Smith, containing La Prairie skincare products.

·         Emirates Airline - Best First Class Bag for females with its Bulgari bag with Bulgari Eau Parfumee Au The Rouge cosmetic line.

·         Singapore Airlines - Best First Class Unisex bag containing  five large cosmetic products from skincare brand Kiehl's …

·         Virgin Australia's - Best Business class bag for females a Hans Hulsbosch bag made from nylon and microfiber materials in charcoal color, with Grown skincare products plus dental care, tissues and pen….

At the Travel Plus Airline Amenity Bag Awards, those airlines are honored who know how to pamper their customers with high-end products. ( AI please note…)

& Now a wee bit CRAZY but FUNNY info by Skyscanner …

World’s 10 rudest countries for travellers  :

1. France ; 2. Russia ; 3. United Kingdom ; 4. Germany ; 5. China ;

6. Hong Kong ; 7. United States ; 8. Spain ; 9. Italy ;10. Poland

 

The countries voted least rude :

1. Japan ; 2. Denmark ; 3. Canada ; 4. New Zealand ; 5. Indonesia

6. Portugal ; 7. Thailand ; 8. The Philippines ; 9. Caribbean region ;

10. Brazil

So watch out friends, when travelling to any of the countries above.

 

Wishing you & your families a Wonderful Weekend !!!

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