Chocks-on..Your Favourite Weeekender ( 12 OCT.,2013 )  ISSUE – XV

Vox Populi….!!!! Yeah - You Read it Right….

 REVELATION - Ever wondered…What people think about Our Air India ????........Read on….

 Air India has always been in the news, for various reasons – GOOD ! BAD ! RIGHT ! WRONG ! etc. The media is never tired of Air India. That is the intrinsic strength of this Brand called - Air India. In Marketing Management parlance it is called - A High Brand Recall Value !!

But an even bigger feather in the cap of Air India, is the general public perception about Air India. As you will see from the public comments below, the perceptive slant is …that the government, the bureaucracy, the management, et al have all brought this, GREAT NATIONAL asset of India, to a complete ruin. The all round decay is more a consequence of government flippancy dictated by parochial and political narcosis !! Jitender Bhargava’s book ‘Descent of Air India’ , may perhaps substantiate this from the Insiders point of view.

Now, you decide for yourself…..AI still has an opportunity ! Harness It.., Propel it….! Please read on to the end, as this is based on real time research….

( KEY : Name / Period / Endorsed By Numbers ) 

Air India has potential but management is not good to workout upto the potential…...........( Sumit  Garg / Oct.13 /  EB 8 )

Everything was good until praful patel took incharge of the civil aviation ministry-purchases of multuple aircrafts without having their needs, involved in giving special treatments to business class people and ipl franchise and also bribery case for bording card machinery..!! Government was responsible for air india debts which was running as smooth as a butter on bread and they are responsible to make it right.... But they should not use tax payer for this rather they should use money that these corrupt have accumulated in their swiss bank account and other bank accounts.. Air India was in their golden days when tata's was running it…....(  Mohit Singh / 4.10.13 / EB 6 )

Govt bailout itself is wrong however it's already happened. AI already committed to it's based on Govt promise. So Govt allow them to raise funds from outside to meet the same. It's appreciable that AI making good profit over last 4 quarters……( Kannan / Oct. 13/ endorsed by 27 )

Stop wasting tax payers money on Air India. We don't need a national carrier when majority of the population can't access safe transport to move within their own city. Let private players take the air traffic, and gov should invest in public transportation so we can reduce our dependency on petrol/imports. BY the way does Air India still pays its pilots/hostestes in USD?  ………( Komati Neni / Oct. 13 / EB 102 )

Air India, please don't ask the government to bear your payment problems and help you with your dues. Go to the netas who abused you and who travelled for free with their families and chamchas like Maharajahs on your airline. Now go to them with a begging bowl for they are the ones who brought a once profitable airline to its knees…(Johnson / 4.10.13 / EB 94 )

How much money u dump on this airline its mere waste as its only for poor politicians reserved and its good to be privatized. ….(.Virendra Nethi / 4.10.13 / EB 84 )

Only way to turn this airline around is to privatize it. it will also meet the disinvestment target, double whammy !!! Also the services will improve. ( RBDXB / 4.10.13 / EB 3 )

Air India is nothing but a personal airline for the politicians and govt. babus. It is the worst operated airline - even worse than KFA. It is also an ideal ground for corruption and illegal money making for our ugly politicians. There is absolutely no case for continuing this airline. One big question - When the government happily demanded the closure for KFA, why not for AI ? If they find an excuse saying that a lot of employees will be out of jobs - so was the case with KFA. No sir - as long as the politicians can use AI for their personal benefits, travel and illegal money making, this airline will continue ……(SN Kannan / 4.10.13 / EB 21 )

Look at CAG report, put Mr. Praful Patel in jail and try to recover the interest dues from his wealth ……( SN Panadikar / Oct 13 / EB 25 )

There has never been a brighter future for India. A new wave of hope and prosperity is lurking in the horizon. Let us all join the same and imbibe a new era of growth, peace and prosperity in 2014 with Namo……(Sajan Nath / Oct 13 / EB 0 )

So poor people in India pay for Air India to subsidize the rich and buy dreamliner and other expensive planes. This is just horrible policy. Just privatize Air India and stop stealing from the poor to subsidize lazy Air India workers and the flying rich people.  ( MN / Oct 13 / EB 32 )

Shut down the airline and tax payers will save the Rs. 30,000 crores over 9 years. Better things can be achieved with that money than having a terribly-managed government institution reporting losses even after taking that money over the next 9 years….(.PTBI / Oct 13 / EB 0 )

All these at the cost of tax payer /public money…( Jagdip / Oct 13 / EB 21 )

Why government burden common man & taxpayers for every loss of sick units...........???.. (Flemingo / Oct 13 / EB 77 )

Even a minor functionary with Air India knows that AI would never be able to turn the corner even in the remote future. In the interest of taxpayers, it is suggested that AI may opt for winding up the business. The Maharaja’s time was over long ago…(Mundan/Oct13/EB 0)

Instead of selling the shares, better sell air india as a unit; certainly the service will improve; i normally dont travel by air india as i live outside india. it is a good idea; kuwait airways is being privatised. the idea by ajit singh should be given a serious thought; it will reduce the govt burden  ( Natarajan / Oct 13 / EB 5 )

Ajit Singh is absolutely right,if there is heavy loss in running air india why not to give to TATA their original owner of AIR INDIA,,RATAN TATA can definately manage it well,Opposition party wish to make allways hue n cry whatever the reason is? …(Valey John / Oct 13/ EB 0)

Air India is a huge loss making unit. It is good to privatise it than spend crores on keeping it running. Just shut the front and back of the opposition and privatise Air India….(indiantn / Oct 13 / EB 3)

Stop funding its loses and allow it to windup like any other non viable PSU with out inviting foolish trouble from opposition.  (  Rohan / Oct 13 / EB 13 )

'Asked will AI get an investor...'. Why bother? Who would like to invest in a pampered, and conceited white elephant? The most probable outcome is to close it, and sell off its material assets. Did not one of it's employee get upset when requested for a meal by a passenger, and insist that the passenger go hungry for an additional five hours between meals!  ( U. Banerjee / Oct.,13 / EB 13 )

First the conditions are created for Air India to incur losses, then those losses are highlighted & used as justification to sell off. Fraud   ( Anil Kohli – Twitter ) 

India Policy  Air India's estimated loss for 2013 will exceed the country's higher education budget. If this not criminal waste of public money, what is?...( Linked-in )

After digging itself into a $11.8b hole in debts & losses, does #AirIndia deserve a lifeline forever?  … ( D Hume  - Twitter  )

A loss-making Air India is best left to professional managers, who are answerable to shareholders   ( Twitter – HT Edit  http://t.co/hdYIOotHh3 #ht  )

& Now, the Wall Street Journal Survey :

Should the Indian Govt privatise AI ?

- 91.2% - YES ;
- 8.8 %  -  NO

YES !! Laughter Indeed is The Best Medicine :

The body has 1 Lac and 39 thousand nerves,……

And only the wife knows how to get on every single one of them….!!!

( NO OFFENCE MEANT or INTENDED )

Wishing You and Your Families, our best Compliments of The Festive Season. Have a Great Weekend !!

That’s All from Chocs-on for the week . Good Bye !!!

Our Credo….”Network & Be Informed “

( PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE : http://chocks-on.blogspot.in/