Comments on: Air India: blacklisted http://dorigo.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/air-india-blacklisted/ private thoughts of a physicist and chessplayer Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:50:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: GK http://dorigo.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/air-india-blacklisted/#comment-113751 GK Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:28:55 +0000 http://dorigo.wordpress.com/?p=1318#comment-113751 AIR INDIA.... what can you say about them? All these years I have been travelling Air India out of Patriotism but their customer service is very bad and I have decided not to travel in Air India again. They give you the number for Chicago office so that you can get your ticket confirmed, but unfortunately nobody picks up the phone. Another experience is that after confirming my ticket... I was asked to call back in a day or two to get the US segment confirmed since it was on wait list. Surprise!!! when I call back after a day... they say that my ticket is cancelled!!! Very scary situation... Since nobody is picking up the phone in Chicago office, I am told that I have to go personally to endorse my ticket. Travel for 8 hours to get the ticket confirmed. Is'nt that ridiculous. If you want to fly Air India... travel at your own risk... Highly discourage flying the same. AIR INDIA…. what can you say about them? All these years I have been travelling Air India out of Patriotism but their customer service is very bad and I have decided not to travel in Air India again.

They give you the number for Chicago office so that you can get your ticket confirmed, but unfortunately nobody picks up the phone.

Another experience is that after confirming my ticket… I was asked to call back in a day or two to get the US segment confirmed since it was on wait list. Surprise!!! when I call back after a day… they say that my ticket is cancelled!!! Very scary situation…

Since nobody is picking up the phone in Chicago office, I am told that I have to go personally to endorse my ticket. Travel for 8 hours to get the ticket confirmed. Is’nt that ridiculous.

If you want to fly Air India… travel at your own risk… Highly discourage flying the same.

]]> By: dorigo http://dorigo.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/air-india-blacklisted/#comment-103335 dorigo Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:56:31 +0000 http://dorigo.wordpress.com/?p=1318#comment-103335 Hi, well, thank you for the news. Air India is part of the Star Alliance, of which I am a frequent traveler (was a senator till 2008 for 8 years). So as much as I say I have blacklisted it, I might happen to be found in one AI flight anyways in the future... Cheers, T. Hi,

well, thank you for the news. Air India is part of the Star Alliance, of which I am a frequent traveler (was a senator till 2008 for 8 years). So as much as I say I have blacklisted it, I might happen to be found in one AI flight anyways in the future…

Cheers,
T.

]]> By: mumbaikar http://dorigo.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/air-india-blacklisted/#comment-103333 mumbaikar Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:17:39 +0000 http://dorigo.wordpress.com/?p=1318#comment-103333 Did you know that <a href="http://onlybombay.blogspot.com/2009/01/tata-airlines-precursor-to-air-india.html" rel="nofollow">Air India started as Tata Airlines in 1932</a>? It was started by JRD Tata with his solo flight from Karachi to Bombay to carry mail. So, Air India has the same pedigree as the Taj Hotel. Sigh! sorry to see that nationalization has such a negative effect. Air India now has 777-200LR and will be getting 787 next year. Perhaps you would give the airline another look then. Did you know that Air India started as Tata Airlines in 1932? It was started by JRD Tata with his solo flight from Karachi to Bombay to carry mail.

So, Air India has the same pedigree as the Taj Hotel. Sigh! sorry to see that nationalization has such a negative effect.

Air India now has 777-200LR and will be getting 787 next year. Perhaps you would give the airline another look then.

]]> By: dorigo http://dorigo.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/air-india-blacklisted/#comment-102343 dorigo Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:09:10 +0000 http://dorigo.wordpress.com/?p=1318#comment-102343 Hi Dean, what you describe is a human behavior... I think you cannot really blame Air India for that. Of course, different peoples have different habits and one is usually more at ease with his own. Cheers, T. Hi Dean,

what you describe is a human behavior… I think you cannot really blame Air India for that. Of course, different peoples have different habits and one is usually more at ease with his own.

Cheers,
T.

]]> By: Dean Anatine http://dorigo.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/air-india-blacklisted/#comment-102340 Dean Anatine Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:31:47 +0000 http://dorigo.wordpress.com/?p=1318#comment-102340 I was once on an Air India flight from Delhi to London (1970's) and was shocked to see a Punjabi "lady" holding her young child in a suatting position in the aisle and saying "shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo" and the child finally urinated - needless to say I have never flown Air India again. Looking back, I can't help but have a quiet chuckle. Ah, if life was that simple today - when you gotta go - you gotta go. I was once on an Air India flight from Delhi to London (1970’s) and was shocked to see a Punjabi “lady” holding her young child in a suatting position in the aisle and saying “shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo” and the child finally urinated – needless to say I have never flown Air India again. Looking back, I can’t help but have a quiet chuckle. Ah, if life was that simple today – when you gotta go – you gotta go.

]]> By: dorigo http://dorigo.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/air-india-blacklisted/#comment-98789 dorigo Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:46:09 +0000 http://dorigo.wordpress.com/?p=1318#comment-98789 I never flew to India yet, but I will keep that in mind, thanks. T. I never flew to India yet, but I will keep that in mind, thanks.
T.

]]> By: oMan http://dorigo.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/air-india-blacklisted/#comment-98778 oMan Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:50:58 +0000 http://dorigo.wordpress.com/?p=1318#comment-98778 I recommend you the Oman Air for your next trip to India. Excellent services. I recommend you the Oman Air for your next trip to India. Excellent services.

]]> By: dorigo http://dorigo.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/air-india-blacklisted/#comment-98407 dorigo Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:59:12 +0000 http://dorigo.wordpress.com/?p=1318#comment-98407 Maybe that's what they routinely do nc. Probably the alarm did not sound, or they messed up with the time zone :) Cheers, T. Maybe that’s what they routinely do nc. Probably the alarm did not sound, or they messed up with the time zone :)

Cheers,
T.

]]> By: nc http://dorigo.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/air-india-blacklisted/#comment-98399 nc Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:02:14 +0000 http://dorigo.wordpress.com/?p=1318#comment-98399 Those pilots should have set an alarm clock after setting the autopilot and receiving the ETA. Then nobody would have known. ;-) Those pilots should have set an alarm clock after setting the autopilot and receiving the ETA. Then nobody would have known. ;-)

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