Air India is sponsored by Gulf and Singapore sector passengers. Here, the flights are always full, seating is crampy, service is poor and comparative fare is very high. For example, air fare of Dubai/Other gulf countries to Chennai(approx 3hrs flying time)is around Rs. 25,000(return), whereas the return fare for New York is around 50000 Rs. (approx. 24 hrs one way flight). The ATF(air fuel) used is about 8 times. Also, the flights have very low occupancy.
Re: Privatise the Airline 100%
by Pat Thakur on Jul 21, 2009 11:16 AM
Not Praful Patel but the Indian Tradition of Corruption in the guise of Reservation, Horse - Trading, First Preference for Relatives/ Friends/ Acquaintances etc etc during Appointments has turned Air - India into a ghetto. Until this mess is enquired & cleared up, not even the Sun - God (who has been depicted by Air - India as oit's symbol) can save it from crumbling flat.....
Air India should die a natural death. With it will die a lot of other curse like the union issues, reservation system, government stakes to top the list. Reviving Air India is like fighting cancer, the more it lives the more the suffering for the tax payers. At least passengers can expect something better after this nightmare called "Air India". A company with big talks and no action. Time to be realistic and not jingoistic.
Re: PRAFUL PATEL milking AIR INDIA
by shrikant vidwans on Jul 21, 2009 11:09 AM
Mr praful Patel shoul hold responsible for the same and should resign immediately
Re: Re: PRAFUL PATEL milking AIR INDIA
by Rahul Iyengar on Jul 21, 2009 11:31 AM
Praful Patel's ultimate aim is to sell AI aircraft and AI bldg at Nariman Point to his close friends as scrap so that he can get kick back as they did in case of 2 Centaur hotels.
Re: PRAFUL PATEL milking AIR INDIA
by Rahul Iyengar on Jul 21, 2009 11:37 AM
Praful Patel must have got the money as kickbacks for placing huge orders for aircraft for AI and IA. If he has some shame, he should quit on his own.
The solution to bail out AIr India is simple. Just close the company, send all those arrogant, irresponsible, inefficient, highly-pampered ground and cabin crew home and those old, most unattractive air hostesses will automatically go home to look after their kitchens.
Re: Simple solution
by Bhupinder Singh on Jul 21, 2009 11:03 AM
that is best solution under bunch of politician joker who are master of kickback and messing any good organisatio to messy one,, air india under bubudom never function , it is better hand over to tata,, at least there will not be any losses, babu know how to make excuse,, only excuse to full their pocket without any work,, it is right time ,,dnot fund it with tax money,, 80% of farmer, labourer need tax to improve their earning and education, housing and life,,
Re: Re: Simple solution
by waste cricket on Jul 21, 2009 11:07 AM
Here individuals do not matter as the company has been moulded into present form with all those unions, strikes, high salaries and perks etc with absolutely no work culture. Their arrogance is byproduct of their monopoly earlier when there was no private airlines in Indian sky. The minister however efiicient or inefficient would not be able to make much of a difference in such scenario.
Re: one man problem
by PAL on Jul 21, 2009 11:03 AM
Ask?? Who will ask? MMS has no guts to tell pakistan to act on terrorism, can he ask prful kumar to leave cabinet? we may be day dreaming???
Bull Shit! Air India must be sold out. Government has no business to be in Civil Aviation. Treat all airlines in India like Jet, Spicejet, Indigo, Goair, Paramount, MDLR are national airlines. No civlised country on earth has a government run airline, on tax payer's money.
Re: Sell Air India
by waste cricket on Jul 21, 2009 11:00 AM
Exactly, if the working capital requirements of a company is higher than the annual turnover of the company year after year, then the company has no right to operate in any business, forget about civil aviation which is not at all a priority sector.
Re: Sell Air India
by Bhupinder Singh on Jul 21, 2009 11:05 AM
whole minister, babu breacracy where they will get free trip to hollalulu,,, only govt airway can efford inspite of incuring loses,
