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karatecatman · Guest

Air Canada, which will be taking delivery of the first of its 17 new 777s next week (Matt CAWBY'S pictures show the first 2 aircraft next to Air India's 777-200 LRs) has said that it will be reconsidering India only in 2010 or 2012 after it gets its new Dreamliner 787s.
If it happens, Air Canada has said it will be a nonstop service.

AC has said it will not give in to pressure and that India is a loss making destination. Its chief has said there are more profitable markets in Asia and that even a 767 wouldnt generate money for it on the India route.

The first new 777 will operate to Heathrow next week.

Karan69 · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 1334

They were nevr serious about the Indian Market from day one look at the number of business and schedule changes they have had over the years, right from the one stop via LHR to BOM to the non-stop from YYZ to DEL to the one stop via ZRH.

Bt the 787s would be the best bet for them--but heck 2010-12 seems a long way by then the likes of AI and 9W would have already captured majority of the market share to yyz/yul/yvr. from India

Karan

AKLDELNonstop · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1066 Location: Auckland

Nimish

Jaysit · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 4346

Any airline that says it can't make money on flights to India is run by a bunch of dolts.

I flew to India (KL to Del, and NW out of Bom) just last week, and all flights were full in both classes. I had to cancel my BA flight at the last minute and what do I discover? That all the European carriers were full in J class to BOM on the days I wanted to travel. Now, mid-March is not exactly a peak travel period, but you still have droves of people on the India flights (heck, even Alitalia was full in both classes on the Del and Bom routes). What was very interesting were the number of passengers connecting from the KL 744 from YYZ on to the Delhi flight. If airlines like KL can get Canadian passengers on their India flights even with a 5 hour layover in AMS, I just don't understand what AC are doing wrong.

Aseem · Member Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 2841 Location: YYZ

typically Canadian,...they wake up to realize the potential only when US and Europe have already milked it completely...then brood that they are nice and not that agressive...how stupid..
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stealthpilot · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2325 Location: BLR, DXB

VABBy · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 823 Location: DEL

I look at this thing in a pure business way. AC could have competed with other majors providing one stop flights or just withdraw the flight and explore routes with less competetion . They had an advantage wen they operated the route non stop they cudnt market it well so moment they introduced ZRH as an enroute halt they became jst another carrier providing one stop connections.

They instead of taking on competetion they decided to take the easy way out that is jst axe the route...
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