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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool to see more southern routes - BLR-COK/ BLR-TRV type of routes typically do well due to the poor train connectivity - esp on weekends /holidays - these routes are crazy.

Another route with good potential is HYD-COK/TRV - again - only one train - which is perpetually sold out.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nimish wrote:
Another route with good potential is HYD-COK/TRV - again - only one train - which is perpetually sold out.


Agreed. A friend of mine does HYD-Kerala often and he books IndiGo on HYD-BLR, exits the airport and re-enters it to board BLR-COK. I believe there are not many direct flights between HYD and Kerala?

Then again AirAsia seem to be starting out with their a/c being based at BLR, so this route may not see fruition for a while yet.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spiderguy252 wrote:
Nimish wrote:
Another route with good potential is HYD-COK/TRV - again - only one train - which is perpetually sold out.


Agreed. A friend of mine does HYD-Kerala often and he books IndiGo on HYD-BLR, exits the airport and re-enters it to board BLR-COK. I believe there are not many direct flights between HYD and Kerala?
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Both 6E and SG were doing DEL-HYD-COK return. I guess they have stopped now.

But coming back to Air Asia, a good strategy for them once they get more planes will be to connect big cities via smaller ones. For example, they could do circuits like BLR-IXE-BOM-IXE-BLR or BLR-CJB-TRV-CJB-BLR.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Nimish wrote:
Another route with good potential is HYD-COK/TRV - again - only one train - which is perpetually sold out.


Agreed. A friend of mine does HYD-Kerala often and he books IndiGo on HYD-BLR, exits the airport and re-enters it to board BLR-COK. I believe there are not many direct flights between HYD and Kerala?
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Both 6E and SG were doing DEL-HYD-COK return. I guess they have stopped now.

But coming back to Air Asia, a good strategy for them once they get more planes will be to connect big cities via smaller ones. For example, they could do circuits like BLR-IXE-BOM-IXE-BLR or BLR-CJB-TRV-CJB-BLR.


With I5, you'd better get BOM out of the equation, for now at least.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bookings opened for I5 BLR-COK:-

The flight is effective 20JUL

I51123 BLR0855 - 0955COK 320 D

I51124 COK1020 - 1120BLR 320 D

So the first a/c rotation after 20JUL now looks like:-

BLR-MAA-BLR-COK-BLR-(3 hour 40 minute wait)-GOI-BLR-MAA-BLR
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was expecting a 1hr 10 min block time. 1 is a lil too fine
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I was expecting a 1hr 10 min block time. 1 is a lil too fine


Yeah...

BTW, I5's promo is on! Rs500/- oneway, Rs1000/- return!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BLR COK 1 hour is easily doable as actual flying time is 40-45 minutes and there is no ground delay at COK during that time..Plus they have a cushion on their earlier BLR MAA BLR flight where 1 Hour block time is I guess done due to the peak departure/arrival times and the possible ATC delay.

HYD COK HYD Air Asia will not be in any hurry to start. Spice has two flights (one 737 and one Q400) and Indigo one, all non stop but incase of Spice Jet they have connection traffic to their COK MLE flight. But the route is a low yield seasonal one with the peak being during the period the Sabarimala pilgrimage starts. The buses surive because the HYD COK buses are routed via BLR and CJB and during slack peiods they can sell HYD BLR and HYD CJB also. Similarly the daily train on HYD TRV runs via TIR, CJB and COK.

Incidentally 6E is offeriing 990 and SG 1999 on COK BLR in response to I5. The bus operators will be hit during mid week. as they price at 1000Rs and up.
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http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/NfTXHehIICoJWE6o7BSgvJ/Bangalore-airport-grants-indirect-sops-to-AirAsia-India.html

Bangalore airport grants indirect sops to AirAsia India

According to the airport, airlines that declare Bangalore as their home base and station half their fleet in the city will get discounts


Jun 19 2014

Bangalore airport has decided to offer sops to new airlines in a move being seen as a way of benefiting budget airline AirAsia India Pvt. Ltd, which launched operations this month with a flight to Goa from Bangalore.

Bangalore International Airport Ltd, which runs the airport, has crafted a new definition for what will be called a home carrier for the airport and got it cleared by the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (Aera) on 10 June.

The airport has defined home carriers as those that declare Bangalore as their home base and station half their fleet in the city. The airlines will have to be headquartered in Bangalore, have the highest number of base aircraft (planes parked in the night) at the airport and have at least 1 million additional passengers annually.

Given that AirAsia has stationed its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, at Bangalore airport and may do so with the next aircraft too and possibly shift its operations to the city from Chennai, it may meet the requirements specified by the airport operator.

A home carrier will get a 50% discount on landing and housing charges and fees will be waived for night parking.

Bangalore airport declined to comment for this story.

The move may face resistance from the rivals of AirAsia, a joint venture between AirAsia Bhd, Tata Sons Ltd and Telestra Tradeplace Pvt. Ltd.

No other airline cleared by the aviation ministry fits the tag of home carrier.

“There will be opposition,” said a senior private airline official. “Everyone will not keep quiet. They will talk of pulling out or neglecting Bangalore airport.”

Major airlines including Air India, with a 120 aircraft fleet, Jet Airways with 112 aircraft, IndiGo with 78 and SpiceJet with 52 aircraft cannot station half their aircraft at Bangalore to qualify for the status.

Also, the airport wouldn’t be able to handle such a large number of aircraft.

Air India, Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet declined to comment. Aera also didn’t comment.

A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, claimed Aera was justified in clearing the Bangalore airport operator’s move.

The move had been approved because it was the first time any airport operator had come up with such a proposal anyway. Every sop given to any airline has to be cleared in the tariff card, which has to be Aera-approved. Secondly, it is not as if it’s being done exclusively for AirAsia India; other airlines that meet the criteria can also take advantage of the incentives, this official said.

“If they don’t like it they can go to airport tribunal or knock at the doors of the CCI,” the government official said, referring to the Competition Commission of India.

This official said it was logical that airport operators will offer sops to new airlines and not to old ones if it wants to attract more passengers.

“Those Indian airlines which are themselves opposing new competition should be the last ones to complain about these sops,” the government official said.

Aera has also added to the burden of passengers using Bangalore airport, which has been allowed to charge Rs.342, up from Rs.260, in user development fee from domestic travellers and Rs.1,368, up from Rs.1,070, from international travellers starting on 1 July, Mint reported on 14 June.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The most comprehensive interview of AirAsia India's CEO Mittu Chandilya.

http://theflyingengineer.com/views/interlysis-airasia-india-and-mrithyunjaya-chandilya/

Key points:-


    Mittu and Mrithyunjaya are two different people, thanks to a study by Albert Mehrabian.
    “AirAsia is formed as a tourist airlines”.
    Goa poised to become the airline’s next hub, when the 4th airplane arrives.
    2nd and 3rd aircraft by end July/ early August, and one airplane a month thereafter.
    6 aircraft by end of CY2014, and 14 aircraft by end of FY2014-15.
    8-9 destinations by end of CY2014, and 15-16 destinations by end of FY2014-15.
    Point-to-point carrier, looking at new, virgin territories.
    Plans to operate to north India in six months or less, with four+ aircraft in fleet.
    Aircraft utilisation downward revised to 12-14hrs/day/acft from 16hrs.
    Turnaround time upward revised to 25 minutes from 20 minutes.
    “990 fare for us is something that we think is sustainable”. 25% aircraft flies with 990 fare.
    AirAsia stands out because of strict discipline on costs.
    Stern about employee performance.
    Confident of 4 month break even “If the two and three airplanes come in as per schedule”.
    Salaries upward revised.
    Six months before non-performing route is closed.
    Market big enough for more carriers, but ” you’ve got to be clever about it”.


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http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/NfTXHehIICoJWE6o7BSgvJ/Bangalore-airport-grants-indirect-sops-to-AirAsia-India.html

Bangalore airport grants indirect sops to AirAsia India

According to the airport, airlines that declare Bangalore as their home base and station half their fleet in the city will get discounts


Jun 19 2014

Bangalore airport has decided to offer sops to new airlines in a move being seen as a way of benefiting budget airline AirAsia India Pvt. Ltd, which launched operations this month with a flight to Goa from Bangalore.

Bangalore International Airport Ltd, which runs the airport, has crafted a new definition for what will be called a home carrier for the airport and got it cleared by the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (Aera) on 10 June.

The airport has defined home carriers as those that declare Bangalore as their home base and station half their fleet in the city. The airlines will have to be headquartered in Bangalore, have the highest number of base aircraft (planes parked in the night) at the airport and have at least 1 million additional passengers annually.

Given that AirAsia has stationed its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, at Bangalore airport and may do so with the next aircraft too and possibly shift its operations to the city from Chennai, it may meet the requirements specified by the airport operator.

A home carrier will get a 50% discount on landing and housing charges and fees will be waived for night parking.

Bangalore airport declined to comment for this story.

The move may face resistance from the rivals of AirAsia, a joint venture between AirAsia Bhd, Tata Sons Ltd and Telestra Tradeplace Pvt. Ltd.

No other airline cleared by the aviation ministry fits the tag of home carrier.

“There will be opposition,” said a senior private airline official. “Everyone will not keep quiet. They will talk of pulling out or neglecting Bangalore airport.”

Major airlines including Air India, with a 120 aircraft fleet, Jet Airways with 112 aircraft, IndiGo with 78 and SpiceJet with 52 aircraft cannot station half their aircraft at Bangalore to qualify for the status.

Also, the airport wouldn’t be able to handle such a large number of aircraft.

Air India, Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet declined to comment. Aera also didn’t comment.

A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, claimed Aera was justified in clearing the Bangalore airport operator’s move.

The move had been approved because it was the first time any airport operator had come up with such a proposal anyway. Every sop given to any airline has to be cleared in the tariff card, which has to be Aera-approved. Secondly, it is not as if it’s being done exclusively for AirAsia India; other airlines that meet the criteria can also take advantage of the incentives, this official said.

“If they don’t like it they can go to airport tribunal or knock at the doors of the CCI,” the government official said, referring to the Competition Commission of India.

This official said it was logical that airport operators will offer sops to new airlines and not to old ones if it wants to attract more passengers.

“Those Indian airlines which are themselves opposing new competition should be the last ones to complain about these sops,” the government official said.

Aera has also added to the burden of passengers using Bangalore airport, which has been allowed to charge Rs.342, up from Rs.260, in user development fee from domestic travellers and Rs.1,368, up from Rs.1,070, from international travellers starting on 1 July, Mint reported on 14 June.



SpiceJet opposes Bangalore Airport decision to give discount to airlines, to benefit AirAsia India
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23-Jun-2014 9:59 AM
SpiceJet reportedly plans to oppose Bangalore Airport's recent decision to provide discounts to airlines which us the airport as its base, a move that it likely to benefit AirAsia India, which is using the airport as its operational hub (Economic Times, 23-Jun-2014). The carrier said, "We are taking up the issue strongly with the Bangalore airport". No other carrier in India uses Bangalore as base.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting long Interview.
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http://www.delhidailynews.com/news/AirAsia-India-tickets-sold-out-for-next-two-months-1404385712/

AirAsia India tickets sold out for next two months

03 Jul, 2014

Budget carrier AirAsia India has started its operations in India with a bang and the company is now planning to expand its flight route and is likely to select North East as the next big destination.

"It is not about going places where every other airline goes. It is about going to places where no airline goes and in that sense North East is an appealing destination," said AirAsia founder and CEO Tony Fernandes.

Fernandes said the potential for budget carriers in India is huge but his top priority is to reduce airfares in the country.

AirAsia India started its operations last month by launching flights from Bangalore to Chennai and Goa at advance fares as low as Rs 490 and Rs 990. The airline has announced to operate a daily service to Kerala's Kochi from Bangalore with propositional seat being offered at Rs 500.


"The airline's flights for the next 2 months have been sold out," Fernandes said.

On the other hand, former Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata said that AirAsia would be a strong competitor for Tata-Singapore Airlines JV, which is expected to take off by the year end.

"Asia is here to stay whether environment is conducive or not. I wish AirAsia all the success," he said.

AirAsia India started its business in India more than 15 months after it announced a 49:30:21 partnership with Tata group and Arun Bhatia's Telestra TradePlace. AirAsia India CEO Mittu Chandilya had earlier said that the airline would remain focused on connecting tier-II cities and keep fares about 35 percent lower than the current market rates.
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http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/03/airasia-india-idINKBN0F80U720140703

AirAsia says India venture to break even in December, later than expected

Jul 3, 2014

Malaysian-based budget carrier AirAsia Bhd said on Thursday it expects its India unit to break even in December, later than initially planned, after a delay in plane deliveries and a plan to boost investment in the fleet.

The budget carrier, which launched its inaugural flight in India last month, had said it would break even around October.

Breaking-even would make AirAsia India stand out from all but one of India's big airlines, which have seen margins squeezed due to high costs and low fares. Most carriers lose cash at a rapid rate in a highly competitive market.

"We expected to have five planes before October; we are not going to get five planes," AirAsia India Chief Executive Mittu Chandilya told reporters in the southern city of Bangalore. He did not elaborate on the reason for the delay.

Tony Fernandes, owner and CEO of AirAsia, told reporters earlier that the airline would also invest more money in new planes to raise its scale in India, meaning it would miss its original October target for breaking even. He did not say how many more planes AirAsia would buy or give a figure for the investment.

AirAsia now plans to sell 3 or 4 of its aircraft across its operations, down from the 12 it said it had wanted to sell in May, because of the demand it sees in Malaysia and India, Fernandes added.
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Worst reception in India: AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes

BANGALORE: AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes says the worst negative reception he has had to face in any South East Asian market that his airline has entered was in India.

"I found the reaction of the airline industry quite hostile and quite counterproductive, something I have never experienced before," said Fernandes, who has steered the budget airline from carrying 200,000 passengers per year, 13-years ago, to 51 million passengers at present.

He said his lawyer in India was the happiest man, because he made so much money from all the court cases that were filed against AirAsia India by its peers over the last 14 months.

"When an airline comes into Malaysia, I compete, I don't try and block them because it's a waste of energy. Put people first and let people decide. The days of monopoly and cartels have gone," said Fernandes.

AirAsia India began operations last month with two routes -- connecting Bangalore to Chennai and Goa. Fernandes said that the company would add six more aircraft to its current fleet of one aircraft, by the end of this year. The airline has revised its growth plans. It previously planned to operate to nine cities by the end of this year, now that plan is for 13 cities, including in the North and North East markets.

Fernandes added that the company has plans to fly to international destinations such as the Gulf region, Africa, South East Asia, and island nations like the Maldives. However, this is subject to the government revising the existing 5/20 rule, which allows Indian airlines to fly abroad only after completing five years of operations and having a minimum fleet of twenty aircraft.

"If the tax regime for the airline industry changes, in particular on ATF (aircraft turbine fuel), and if there is a revision to the 5/20 rule, then India can grow faster than Malaysia. AirAsia India can be one of the biggest companies for us and we could have 500 aircraft here," said Fernandes.

AirAsia India is a joint venture between Tata Sons, Telestra Tradeplace and AirAsia, which holds 49% stake. Fernandes, along with Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, was taking the AirAsia India flight from Bangalore to Goa on Thursday.

The 50-year-old Malaysian-Indian stressed that he wanted to bring 'democracy in air travel' and that the Indian aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), must not restrict innovative business practices. Last year DGCA had allowed airlines to 'unbundle fares' — giving them an option to levy charges for seats and other frills -- but clamped down on AirAsia India when it asked passengers to pay for check-in baggage.

"That's a really big step backwards, but I'm sure it will change soon. You come to the airport with six bags and I come with none, I'm subsidizing you because the airline needs people to carry your bags and has to pay more for fuel," Fernandes said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Worst-reception-in-India-AirAsia-CEO-Tony-Fernandes/articleshow/37741822.cms


Interesting take, though an argument does exist that nobody welcomes competitors in with open arms, and a semblance of a struggle is indeed necessary to make it reasonably big in the industry.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The_Goat wrote:
Spiderguy252 wrote:
Nimish wrote:
Another route with good potential is HYD-COK/TRV - again - only one train - which is perpetually sold out.


Agreed. A friend of mine does HYD-Kerala often and he books IndiGo on HYD-BLR, exits the airport and re-enters it to board BLR-COK. I believe there are not many direct flights between HYD and Kerala?
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Both 6E and SG were doing DEL-HYD-COK return. I guess they have stopped now.



No, both Indigo and Spicejet still have 3 nonstops from HYD to COK. Indigo has one nonstop and Spice has two nonstops. This is quite sufficient for this market.
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Why Bangalore may not become an AirAsia hub

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MUMBAI: On July 3, AirAsia's CEO Tony Fernandes said he wants to make Bangalore an international aviation hub like Dubai. The comment, unlikely backed by a firm operational plan, nevertheless shows AirAsia's ambitious plans for India. India has so far failed to utilise its potential to become a hub due to policy paralysis and high costs. But Fernandes is hopeful that will change.

The Malaysian carrier's local unit has already shifted a large part of its operations and sta staff to Bangalore from Chennai and later has ambitions of flying from there to nearby foreign locations. Bangalore has already given enough incentive to AirAsia to make the move from Chennai. Last month, it got approval from the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority ( AERA) to more than halve airport tariffs for what it calls a "home carrier".

The discounts are also applicable to the international operations of the carrier. The move is seen as directly helping AirAsia although the airport hasn't specified it.

So does Bangalore have what it takes to be a hub? It's got the basics right: Its location makes it an ideal gateway for destinations such as Singapore and cities in Malaysia and Thailand. But there are also an equal number of reasons why AirAsia will find the move tough.

And one is not even venturing near addres ..



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Jaipur and Chandigarh will be their next destinations
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Effective Aug 14, Kochi gets double daily

BLR 2140 COK 2240
COK 2310 BLR 0010

So the rotation is BLR-MAA-BLR-COK-BLR-GOI-BLR-MAA-BLR-COK-BLR

Effective Sept 5, I5 starts Jaipur, Chandigarh and second frequency to Goa. This will be done by second aircraft.

BLR 0620 GOI 0735
GOI 0805 BLR 0915

BLR 0945 JAI 1220
JAI 1245 BLR 1515

BLR 1545 IXC 1840
IXC 1905 BLR 2205

Rotation as per the above order.
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BLR-IXC fares of Rs. 2K net available on many days - incredible value!
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AirAsia India to launch service from Bangalore to Chandigarh and Jaipur
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AirAsia India CEO Mittu Chandilya, on his Twitter page, confirmed (24-Jul-2014) the carrier will launch service from Bangalore to Chandigarh and Jaipur. He tweeted: "Chandigarh and Jaipur from Bangalore - here we come. First routes in the North. Bookings open in few hours at 0030 hrs." The carrier also announced plans to double Bangalore-Goa frequency from 05-Sep-2014, when the two new services are launched (PTI/TNN, 24-Jul-2014). Mr Chandilya said: "There is great potential to expand. We wanted to make sure that we make the right move and get our fares right at the same time." He said service Jaipur and Chandigarh was "a strategic decision since we wanted to accelerate our operations in North, considering the demand for our services. With the addition of new routes, we will ensure that Indians experience a brand new way to fly within the country."
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Sources at the airport said according to an internal communication between the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Nagpur airport, there is a proposal for an Air Asia flight from Nagpur. The internal communication is regarding proposal for new flights in the coming winter schedule and based on the proposals sent to the DGCA by various airlines.

"The proposal wherein Air Asia starts its operation from Nagpur speaks of a Nagpur - Bangalore connection. A new airline coming to the city is good news. Once, Nagpur airport accepts the proposal and DGCA and the airlines accept and finalize it, there can be a confirmation," said the source.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Nagpur/New-flights-likely-soon/articleshow/39774051.cms
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http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/airasia-withdraws-in-flight-mag-for-carrying-wrong-india-map-114080701171_1.html

After DGCA rap, AirAsia withdraws magazine

In-flight magazine Travel 3Sixty had shown J&K as part of Pakistan and China; airline told to take DGCA's approval before publishing any Indian map


August 8, 2014

Malaysian carrier AirAsia on Thursday tendered an apology, withdrew all copies of its in-flight magazine Travel 3Sixty from circulation, and removed the same from its website, complying with a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) order, for wrongly depicting India’s map.

According to official sources, DGCA Chief Prabhat Kumar received a complaint on Thursday morning about AirAsia's in-flight magazine wrongly depicting India’s geographical boundaries. The map showed Jammu & Kashmir as part of Pakistan and China.

Kumar took prompt action and ordered the airline to remove all copies of the magazine by 5:00 pm on Thursday and also remove the map from its website immediately, failing which AirAsia would face stringent action including stopping it from flying in and out of the country.

The airline was also directed to submit a compliance report.

A senior DGCA official said: “AirAsia has informed us that it has complied with the order. It was withdrawn 300 copies of its in-flight magazine and also removed the map from its website within the time frame specified.”

He added: “AirAsia has apologised. The airline has been directed to publish only authenticated map of India, that too after seeking approval from DGCA.”


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quite Strange. Air Asia sent me an email with my e-boarding pass and wished me a safe flight coupla days ago.


The only problem - my flight was on the 21st of June!!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Quite Strange. Air Asia sent me an email with my e-boarding pass and wished me a safe flight coupla days ago.


The only problem - my flight was on the 21st of June!!


Do the email headers indicate when the email was originally sent? Sometimes an email might have been sent in June, but was stuck in some queue somewhere. Another option is that they ran some email job with the wrong parameters and it resent all the emails ever to be sent, instead of just sending emails due for today
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justbala wrote:
Quite Strange. Air Asia sent me an email with my e-boarding pass and wished me a safe flight coupla days ago.


The only problem - my flight was on the 21st of June!!


Do the email headers indicate when the email was originally sent? Sometimes an email might have been sent in June, but was stuck in some queue somewhere. Another option is that they ran some email job with the wrong parameters and it resent all the emails ever to be sent, instead of just sending emails due for today


5th August. And the subject line goes- "(Booking No: XXXXXX) 05 Aug 2014 MAA - BLR - Boarding Pass"
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5th August. And the subject line goes- "(Booking No: XXXXXX) 05 Aug 2014 MAA - BLR - Boarding Pass"


The IT team needs a kick on the backside!
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Quite Strange. Air Asia sent me an email with my e-boarding pass and wished me a safe flight coupla days ago.


The only problem - my flight was on the 21st of June!!


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http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/in-its-first-month-airasia-india-makes-rs-26-crore-loss-114082500800_1.html

With 18 days of operations, AirAsia India sees Rs 26-cr loss

Airline will start new services to Jaipur and Chandigarh next month after inducting its second aircraft

August 26, 2014


AirAsia has reported a net loss of 13.8 million Malaysian ringgit (about Rs 26 crore) for its Indian joint venture operations for the quarter ended June. The losses are primarily because the venture operated only for 18 days in June, with only two flights.

AirAsia India operates a single Airbus A320 plane; it has eight flights from Bangalore to Goa, Chennai and Kochi. It is to start services to Jaipur and Chandigarh next month, after inducting its second aircraft. The airline also plans to fly to the Northeast and ramp up its fleet size to six by the end of this year.

Also, rivals have added flights on AirAsia routes. In June, AirAsia flights recorded 80 per cent occupancy; this fell to 69.8 in July.

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Air Asia India: Welcome to the Indian airline industry. It is not as easy as it appears. Unless the airline cuts the fares deeply, load factors will continue to dive. Hope they have deep pockets.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Air Asia India: Welcome to the Indian airline industry. It is not as easy as it appears. Unless the airline cuts the fares deeply, load factors will continue to dive. Hope they have deep pockets.


Well that's exactly what they've been doing.
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As confirmed by Mittu the CEO for Air Asia India , their second A320 arrived yesterday .

With plans for a few more this year . Here is wishing them all the best .
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As confirmed by Mittu the CEO for Air Asia India , their second A320 arrived yesterday .


So is it VT-ATG then?
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Well, is it 9M-AJF (ex-VT-ATB)? Because, that a/c headed to HYD on the 26th.
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Well, is it 9M-AJF (ex-VT-ATB).


I think it is actually VT-ATB (ex 9M-AJF)
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Well, is it 9M-AJF (ex-VT-ATB).


I think it is actually VT-ATB (ex 9M-AJF)


That a/c (VT-ATB), fresh out of the factory, which was meant to go to I5, went to AK instead (and got re-registered as 9M-AJF). So, now, I believe AK is sending 9M-AJF back to I5, while taking delivery of 9M-AJR.

9M-AJF just positioned itself to HYD on the 26th. My predictions may be right.
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The_Goat wrote:
abhijith16 wrote:
Well, is it 9M-AJF (ex-VT-ATB).


I think it is actually VT-ATB (ex 9M-AJF)


That a/c (VT-ATB), fresh out of the factory, which was meant to go to I5, went to AK instead (and got re-registered as 9M-AJF). So, now, I believe AK is sending 9M-AJF back to I5, while taking delivery of 9M-AJR.

9M-AJF just positioned itself to HYD on the 26th. My predictions may be right.


and minor repainting at GMR MAS MRO ?
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Lets see how they do after a year.......
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3rd aircraft will come on Sep 2. Two more in Oct and one in Nov.
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If I5 says that the loss is due to high taxes on aviation fuel and taxes etc etc, for the loss, I am seriously going to doubt TF's intelligence.
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