Comments on: Hawa Desi http://greatbong.net/2009/10/04/hawa-desi/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:37:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ssk http://greatbong.net/2009/10/04/hawa-desi/#comment-756933 ssk Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:44:18 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=2598#comment-756933 GB, your comments on Obama being awarded Nobel Peace Prize? Was there no one else??? Really??? GB, your comments on Obama being awarded Nobel Peace Prize?
Was there no one else??? Really???

]]> By: Aneesh http://greatbong.net/2009/10/04/hawa-desi/#comment-756904 Aneesh Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:04:43 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=2598#comment-756904 It comes easy for people to criticize and make a spoof of everything. AI is much better than other domestic aircrafts you find in countries like the US or UK. Even for that matter anyone who has flown Lufthansa will realize AI is much more luxurious. GB, your article is funny, that we all know, but I only wish you had a better perspective. It comes easy for people to criticize and make a spoof of everything. AI is much better than other domestic aircrafts you find in countries like the US or UK.

Even for that matter anyone who has flown Lufthansa will realize AI is much more luxurious.

GB, your article is funny, that we all know, but I only wish you had a better perspective.

]]> By: Rahul http://greatbong.net/2009/10/04/hawa-desi/#comment-756876 Rahul Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:26:04 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=2598#comment-756876 pighoooey: Absolutely. Just some balance and perspective. But these days, it has become fashionable to criticize AI and other PSUs by selective comparisons...especially in our media (Times Now and its ilk). GB is also I guess playing to the galleries...sad. There was a time when his writings were funny. But these days the pressures to meet the expectations of his 'adoring fans' is I guess telling on his forced humour. On Airlines: I have paid Rs.100 to Indigo Airways to accomodate the extra space for my legs at the exit seats. Ahh but who wants to talk about Pvt Airlines the salvation of our travel travails. Cheers, Rahul pighoooey: Absolutely. Just some balance and perspective. But these days, it has become fashionable to criticize AI and other PSUs by selective comparisons…especially in our media (Times Now and its ilk). GB is also I guess playing to the galleries…sad. There was a time when his writings were funny. But these days the pressures to meet the expectations of his ‘adoring fans’ is I guess telling on his forced humour.

On Airlines: I have paid Rs.100 to Indigo Airways to accomodate the extra space for my legs at the exit seats. Ahh but who wants to talk about Pvt Airlines the salvation of our travel travails.

Cheers,
Rahul

]]> By: pighoooey http://greatbong.net/2009/10/04/hawa-desi/#comment-756710 pighoooey Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:46:37 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=2598#comment-756710 GB, Lets have a reality check here: Is AI's fleet really older than that of UA or AA? According to wiki, AI's fleet age is 9.7 years. Compare that to UA at 13.5 years, or AA at 15.6 years. As for other metrics, having frequently traveled internationally on AI,UA,Lufthansa and AF, I can say that AI is no worse than the others in terms of on-time arrival, and probably better than the others with the baggage. So if you take the three basic metrics - safety (using fleet age as a substitute), on-time arrival, and baggage claims, I think AI will score as high as other major international airlines. Singapore Airlines or Etihad may score higher, but by no means is AI as bad as you make it out to be. As far as food is concerned, I enjoy the cuisine on AI as I do no other. Indian food on Lufthansa does not even compare with the food on AI. Therefore, for a homesick desi, the Indian experience begins on the plane. I fully agree with you that their recent conduct is shameful, but let us have some balance in our comments. GB,

Lets have a reality check here:

Is AI’s fleet really older than that of UA or AA? According to wiki, AI’s fleet age is 9.7 years. Compare that to UA at 13.5 years, or AA at 15.6 years.

As for other metrics, having frequently traveled internationally on AI,UA,Lufthansa and AF, I can say that AI is no worse than the others in terms of on-time arrival, and probably better than the others with the baggage.

So if you take the three basic metrics – safety (using fleet age as a substitute), on-time arrival, and baggage claims, I think AI will score as high as other major international airlines. Singapore Airlines or Etihad may score higher, but by no means is AI as bad as you make it out to be.

As far as food is concerned, I enjoy the cuisine on AI as I do no other. Indian food on Lufthansa does not even compare with the food on AI. Therefore, for a homesick desi, the Indian experience begins on the plane.

I fully agree with you that their recent conduct is shameful,
but let us have some balance in our comments.

]]> By: Rahul http://greatbong.net/2009/10/04/hawa-desi/#comment-756551 Rahul Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:29:44 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=2598#comment-756551 AI does its bit to screw it up...but your article seems to read as if only in AI you find these issues. Cramped seats, over-prized refreshments are not AI's bane alone. Also pilots who appear drunk and inebriated are a feature of most 'private airlines' (read that report somewhere..will post a link soon). I ahve seen pilots and cabin crews getting sloshed a few hours before their flight from out of Hyderabad at Novotel...Indigo airways specifically. Someone wrote 'cherry picking of routes by the pvt sector' has added to AI's losses..that has to do with the incestous relatinship between pvt sector. The Calicut- Bahrain route used to fetch Rs.100 crores anualy to AI..but it was scrapped and given to the pvt sector. Your article was a laborious read...and pretty biased against AI (gods knows they deserve it, maybe)...but please don't insinuate that privatizing will make it better. Someone mentioned service of Jet service..I hope it was meant as a joke. Twice I have been double booked - two people given the same seat number where Jet officials have refused to acknowledge their mistake. C'mon GB...where's the perspective these days? Cheers, Rahul AI does its bit to screw it up…but your article seems to read as if only in AI you find these issues. Cramped seats, over-prized refreshments are not AI’s bane alone. Also pilots who appear drunk and inebriated are a feature of most ‘private airlines’ (read that report somewhere..will post a link soon). I ahve seen pilots and cabin crews getting sloshed a few hours before their flight from out of Hyderabad at Novotel…Indigo airways specifically. Someone wrote ‘cherry picking of routes by the pvt sector’ has added to AI’s losses..that has to do with the incestous relatinship between pvt sector. The Calicut- Bahrain route used to fetch Rs.100 crores anualy to AI..but it was scrapped and given to the pvt sector.

Your article was a laborious read…and pretty biased against AI (gods knows they deserve it, maybe)…but please don’t insinuate that privatizing will make it better. Someone mentioned service of Jet service..I hope it was meant as a joke. Twice I have been double booked – two people given the same seat number where Jet officials have refused to acknowledge their mistake.

C’mon GB…where’s the perspective these days?

Cheers,
Rahul

]]> By: Orkut Scraps http://greatbong.net/2009/10/04/hawa-desi/#comment-756519 Orkut Scraps Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:45:13 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=2598#comment-756519 Nice to hear this good news. Nice to hear this good news.

]]> By: Deshpremi http://greatbong.net/2009/10/04/hawa-desi/#comment-756354 Deshpremi Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:19:23 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=2598#comment-756354 Be kind to the Maharajah. He is the only one who still flies to Calcutta and other backwaters, while the private airlines cherry-pick profitable routes like Bangalore and Amritsar. And the customer service is better than BA, United etc who treat Indian passengers like shit. Be kind to the Maharajah. He is the only one who still flies to Calcutta and other backwaters, while the private airlines cherry-pick profitable routes like Bangalore and Amritsar.
And the customer service is better than BA, United etc who treat Indian passengers like shit.

]]> By: greatbong http://greatbong.net/2009/10/04/hawa-desi/#comment-756345 greatbong Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:14:32 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=2598#comment-756345 Sanny, Never saw that before. Sanny,

Never saw that before.

]]> By: djd http://greatbong.net/2009/10/04/hawa-desi/#comment-756341 djd Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:46:00 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=2598#comment-756341 hey bong :) when i first came to ur site i had seen a side widget which was showing ur best posts.Strangely it is missing now can ya please get it back? hey bong :) when i first came to ur site i had seen a side widget which was showing ur best posts.Strangely it is missing now can ya please get it back?

]]> By: Sanny http://greatbong.net/2009/10/04/hawa-desi/#comment-756261 Sanny Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:24:43 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=2598#comment-756261 Arnab, were you by any chance inspired by this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-8JMMPsVDw Arnab, were you by any chance inspired by this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-8JMMPsVDw

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