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AI151 · Member Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 19 Location: London, UK

Hi guys below is the link to my latest trip when I flew to CCU from LHR with AIr India. Hope you guys enjoy and as always, all comments and suggestions are welcome.

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/trip_reports/read.main/177629/
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Jaysit · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 4346

Looks like AI's Y product on the 777 is very satisfactory - On time, good legroom, decent IFE and what looks like a good Indian meal. It's pretty much what you'd expect on EK (other than the 5000 channels on the IFE), for a lower price.

sumantra · Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi

Nice report, Sandeep - thanks for sharing it with us!
Some points:
- the not-so-full cabins would be worrisome for AI, on the LHR legs
- Your pic of the AA 777 behind the long jetway at LHR is quite surreal - for a moment, it looked like a plane being somewhere there: one could see the engines, but the fuselage?
- You got some nice catches: an AI 332 at DEL, and a Biman 737 in the new colours at CCU!
- the chicken curry does look at bit oily (LHR-DEL). But the sweet-corn-and-spinach on the DEL-CCU leg looks great (and usually is delicious!)
- Good to see some tarmac pics from CCU!
- You used the new runway 11-29 on your onward trip, and the secondary one 9-27 on the trip back. Nice views!
Cheers, Sumantra.

sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

Nice report. Thanks for writing.