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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:03 pm    Post subject: Video TR - Quick trip to DEL on 9W (2/4): 9W307 BOM-DEL Reply with quote

Smiles all round. I was smiling after a pretty awesome flight in the morning from Colombo on Jet Airways, made up mostly by a smiling crew...and of course, the Jet Airways livery which does have a yellow smile Smile
Post that, I left off just before getting on to the transit bus to T2. Here's what happened afterwards. Enjoy! Smile

FLIGHT #2: JET AIRWAYS 9W307 MUMBAI-NEW DELHI 16TH JANUARY 2015
THE TRANSFER EXPERIENCE
20 odd minutes we were in the line. In the meantime, there was one roving Jet Airways agent who was calling out passengers departing on Jet Airways flights about half an hour away. We still had around an hour and a half to kill, so he assured us we were safe. I gave Sumantra sir a quick surprise message as we awaited in line Smile
The line took quite a while to move. And no, busses weren't every half an hour - busses were every few minutes, owed to the demand of the morning international arrivals rush heading for domestic flights from Mumbai. I was looking forward to this bus ride. All around the Mumbai Airport. Isn't that fun! Or was it?

The line rapidly started moving as three Volvo busses came in to take almost all of the passengers. Dad and I kinda had to rush, until we saw there indeed was a third bus waiting. While nicely air conditioned and cooled, no, the bus wasn't very well kept. The blue seats were turning brown, while the nets to keep the bottles were there on some seats, not on others. And some grime marks all over. Either way, this perhaps is the more convenient way to get from Terminal to Terminal in Mumbai. So I wasn't complaining.

Third of four buses ready to transport pax


Not the most pleasing interiors Sad

The bus drove out of the terminal area, and with some speed, I must say! However, though, this wasn't the type which would go through the airport boundaries Sad In fact, we were given a small tiny Mumbai trip as we went from Andheri to Santa Cruz on the ever so busy W. E. Highway: the traffic was mad! Look at the clock: its 0950 hours - almost the end of rush hour!




The minor Mumbai trip came to end as we turned in towards the domestic terminal at 0959 hours. Terminal 1B, followed by Terminal 1A.

So many auto rickshaws. And the baby Boeing Razz

PRE-BOARDING: MEMORIES OF T1B AND T1C!
Most of the pax got off. There was a father and his daughter traveling on AI to Jamnagar, from what I saw on the boarding pass, sitting in front of us. We got down as I started sensing the vibes of very familiar Terminal 1B - I was back here for the first time since 2012, and this would probably be my last time.

I had issues getting the passport out of my pocket, much to the dislike of the CISF dude, who let me through without the ID check. Well, okay sir. Rolling Eyes

T1B was bustling with people. More people on the IndiGo side than the Jet Airways side, but this changed soon as people in the Jet Airways area increased rapidly.


Wow, that's some nice advertising Wink


OH MY OH MY OH MY!!!!



The foodies in Dad and I kicked in as we decided to have some hotdogs, something I had rejected back in 2007 when Mum offered me one. Was flying to CCU, on VT-JGA. Here in 2015, I finally get my chance Razz

After the hotdog and a bottle of Nimbuzz, it was time to head for the gate.

Pic taken in Colombo
Gate A2 is what the boarding passes showed. Gate A3 is what the FIDS in the airport showed. Hmm. Either way though, we had to head to Terminal 1C. My second visit here, after my last departure from BOM, heading to CMB via MAA, was from T1C.

T1B to T1C is pretty easy: there's an escalator at the west end of 1B, climb up that, follow the elevated path (that is, right over T1B arrivals), and then there's a specific security for T1C flights.



....and it was at this point we realized: we're in India. We NEED baggage tags. Yours truly did the long walk back, as I saw that that super cute labrador again. I came back up, lines weren't too long. However though, joy awaited as I saw a completely empty counter and X-ray machine, went through that in barely 30 seconds. Annoyingly, baggage tags were available only at this counter Evil or Very Mad Oh well, once security was done, the tension started to rise.

NEW PLANE JOYS!
I had something to be worried about. The registration of the plane. With the Kardashian planes out of the question, I was tensed. Would it be another repeat registration? Would it be a plane with IFE? Will I log in another Sky Interior plane? Or at least a new registration?

I see a VT-JGF at gate A1, had just come in from IXE, and would later head off to LKO.
I see the infamous VT-JGA at gate A2, my supposed gate, with doors all armed and ready to go.
I reach gate A3. I can't see the registration. I click a picture. I see 'TB' written. That could only mean: VT-JTB, the newest bird in Jet Airways' fleet! I was ecstatic, oh so ecstatic! A smile which couldn't be removed from my face! On this day, JTB was just 47 days old, compared to the 66 days old of VT-JFC when I flew on that bird in October 2012, BOM-CCU. Oh the sweet joys! Very Happy

My 'well wisher' Abhijeeth was the first one whom I messaged. Just merely a few hours before, he hoped I'd get a repeat registration for both flights. I messaged him.
Me: VT-JGA......
Him: ...........
Me: ...... VT-JGA is ......
Him: .......
Me: Is
Him: .......
Me: IS!!!
Him: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I TOLD YOU
Me: IS PARKED AT GATE A2 RIGHT BESIDE VT-JTB, WHICH IS AT A3!!!!
Him: Hahahaha, nice!
Me: I TOLD YOU! LaughingLaughingLaughing
Him: You got the newest one?! Awesome!
I check the time: its 1044 hours. Aerobridge is getting attached. And knowing Jet, they surely won't turn a plane around in less than 40 minutes. So JTB was mine to fly on that morning! She had flew in from HYD as 9W458.

CONSERVATIVE SPOTTING
With the aircraft doubt out of the way, it was time for some spotting. The uncomfortable terror threats at the BOM washrooms, unfortunately coinciding with the visit of the POTUS for Republic Day, I saw on WhatsApp that photography was a bit on the no-no side. Tight security. Red alerts. I had to be careful.
Nevertheless, I still managed to get something out of it all.


VT-JGA heading out


VT-JTB and VT-JGA


VT-SJI heading in to the gate vacated by VT-JGA, most likely from one of the Gujarat or Central India runs


JTB!


My first ever flight on IndiGo was on this bird: VT-INR!


Horrendous picture of what presumably is VT-TTF. I have now seen 66.67% of Vistara's fleet Smile


The things avgeek do: this gave my a thigh a slight cramp as I bent to take an ad-free image. Well. Rolling Eyes VT-JGC heading to DEL as 9W331, quite obviously the very Jet Airways flight to DEL before 9W307 Razz


Oh, the glorious T1C!


Yup, yup, flight 9W307 to Dehradun.

GROUND STAFF
While sitting close to the gate agents of 9W were there. Not that I wanted to interfere, but their conversations were funny. One of them was a young-ish man in his mid 20s and a slightly elderly lady who was in her early-mid 30s. Well first things first, gates were changed from A2 to A3 in the first place (so the boarding pass was right!), with a loud announcement in the silent airport.

So this did attract many passengers, asking them whether or not A3 is for 9W307, when will boarding start, etc. Then there were some 6E folk who'd ask the 9W people questions, and they'd be like: 'Kidhar hai ye IndiGo log?' (where are the IndiGo people?), after of course ushering them away. Then their internal discussions included: why did the gate have to change from A2 to A3 as its causing confusion, because anyways A2 was occupied by a Jet Airways plane after JGA left (VT-SJI). There was also a minor Air India rant as they talked about how Air India called boarding for a full A321 and then not start boarding, causing a long line and confusion. Another foreigner came and asked them about the duration of the GOI flight, he was surprised to know it was only 50 minutes. And the occasional very bad eff word. This was all pretty interesting.

ANOTHER SKY INTERIOR BOARDING!
Of course, a line formed at around 1057 hours as boarding started silently. I waited for the long line to reduce, I took a seat. VT-JGC was being pushed slightly as the race to Delhi was on. As her engines revved up, I made my way down the jet bridge. Wow, second boarding of the day, second engine beauty sounds! A slight line had formed, but it was moving.

JGC's gone

Another warm welcome onboard, as the orange mood lighting was prevalent through the naturally lit cabin of JTB. An announcement was made: 'Passengers are requested to take their seats and stow hand luggage in the overhead compartments or under in the seats in front of you to expedite our departure.'
I take note of the J class seats:

Remote? Proper footrest? International J class seats!

Yes. JTB had J class seats of the international IFE equipped planes. I saw the PTV stands...without the PTVs. This did look a bit faded in comparison to the sparkling new Y class seats just behind.
Inconsistency much?
While the plane was spick and span, Jet's weakness in maintaining windows were shown, as even this 47 day old bird had dirt stains over it. Seriously now, Jet?!

HORRORS OF A SEAT BEING TAKEN!
Plenty of heart-in-mouth moments happen in aviation. This was one of them. There was a family of three occupying seats 26D/E/F. I apologized to them, and said that I specifically selected 26F while booking. I mean, I felt bad, yes, but why wouldn't people follow seat numbers in their boarding passes? Or ask to be seated together? (plane was relatively empty, as I found out later).

I settled down, and updated the WhatsApp group of the ongoings. Some activity occurred outside, the race from London was won by Jet Airways, with BA coming a close second Smile


The B77W wing!

As the time for boarding arrived, the people beside me just..disappeared. So they did find a three seater for themselves after all. After a while, there was another lady just roving about the cabin, finding a free seat. There were at least three rows with 1 person having 3 seats for themselves, and she decided to sit on the aisle seat of my row Sad
Oh well. But this was something I've always found on Delhi based flights: why do people not follow their seating assignments?


VT-PPM departing away


3 seats for me? Neh, not for long. (Also notice the channel and volume controls, things I didn't find in the non-HGW B737s VT-JFQ and VT-JFK)



DEPARTURE
1131 hours, the lead FA came and introduced herself to the passengers, as well as the rest of the cockpit crew. 1133 hours, on cue, pushback began. The new CFM56 engines were brought into life, as I saw the brand new green colored hydraulics. It was all pretty sweet to see! The safety demo was done.

She just passed by, I didn't even see her!



2015 - and the IC livery still flies!


With my Sky Interior counter on a roll now, Abhijeeth was telling me about his desire to get on a MH B73H with BSI Wink


-1 GE90 for ALG Sad


AI B744s all ready to go? Sad


At least, ALH is doing good...

As Rishul described very well in his TR, something similar happened to me. Pushback from T1C, and non stop till the gate DEL. Medium-high speed taxiing, while in the meantime an AI bird departed, we taxied straight on to the runway and blasted into the hazy skies of Mumbai. We flew quite a bit on to the Arabian sea before turning north east and setting course for DEL.


See the shadow?

IN FLIGHT - THEY KEPT ME SOME FOOD!
Service started almost immediately as the seat belt signs were turned off. 1157 hours it was. Oh, sleep meter? No fatigue at all! Razz
The lady's husband came towards row 26. Oh dear, so much for 3 free seats then Sad But then thankfully, the lady told her that there was a completely empty row right at the end, so they both went there. So once again, I did have three seats for myself! Very Happy
As usual, two trolleys were pulled to the front, one right up to the front, another close to the center. We leveled off at 1206 hours.



As the trolleys came towards me (it was just 4 or 5 rows ahead from me), I started seeing doubtful faces (despite their smiles, yes!) Food was being given on the tray with a smile, while also an explanation of what's there in the content. The vegetarian option contained chickpea and samosa, while the non vegetarian option contained chicken Manchurian with spring rolls. My fears were getting confirmed: they had run out of the non vegetarian option. Sad

However, what happened next was awesome. When one of the FAs asked the other if there were any more non veg portions, she told him, '26F has reserved a non vegetarian meal...' while she gave me a quick glance. To avoid further awkwardness, I looked outside JTB's smudgy window.
The passenger in seat 25F asked for a non vegetarian meal.
"I'm sorry sir, only vegetarian meals are available now." Leg 1 tags were sticking out of trolleys, thus proving that catering for DEL-DED was done from BOM itself.

That was it. I knew my luck of getting my choice of meal would end over here. Not before, the crew member asked: 'sir, did you book a non vegetarian meal?', to which I replied in the affirmative. I was handed the last non vegetarian meal container. This was awesome. For once, booking a bog standard non vegetarian meal had an effect! Very Happy
This was surely awesome, no doubt.

THE MEAL
I was particularly looking forward to this meal: Jet promised improvements on the domestic front. International had certainly delivered. However, this is where Jet's inconsistencies popped up. First of all, a huge tray tray was placed in front of me (relatively huge, rather compared to 9W255). Then, the cutlery was steel on this flight, rather than the plastic on the international leg. Another difference was that there was no cup or DIY satches for the tea or coffee on the tray, this was provided after the regular meal service.

Meal tray

Indian Chinese. We all know that is. Yeah, that's what I got for the meal.
The tray consisted of a fruit bowl (with MORE fruit pieces and variety compared to CMB-BOM), a water bottle, SkyMart list, and the main course. Oh, the tamarind mint, that awesome thing has made its return on Jet Airways! Very Happy
Seeing the ripped foil and torn sticker got me a bit worried. But oh well.
I open it, and lo behold, chicken manchurian with spring rolls.

The chicken was slightly on the oily side, but it was also very spicy, the gravy. The chicken pieces were soft and succulent, and present in aplenty. The spring rolls, well uh passable, nothing to extravagant.


More seedless fruits.


All plastics were at least Jet Airways branded.


The mint is back! Very Happy



REST OF THE FLIGHT!
I didn't take too long to finish this meal off. I must say it was a disappointment to be honest. I was expecting a full lunch, but oh well. I polished my meal off, I created a mess around seats 26D/E/F. I kept the tray on 26D tray table, and bags on seat 26E. I got my headphones out, and put it into the IFE system onboard. Only one side of the headphone worked, but most of the audio channels had Hindi songs, just one English song channel. So I resorted to my laptop for songs and camera for pictures: looking out of the window is pretty good IFE!

Ad-free for good it seems!


Interesting scenes!


Perfect day for flying!

At 1227 hours, I asked for tea from the hot beverage service, being served in paper cups, filled up to about half of the cup. It was some nice and warm tea, and it was at this point when one of the crew members saw my camera and exclaimed: "that looks like a pretty sweet camera!" This was awesome. This is the difference between a good flight and a great flight! Very Happy

Turbulence hit JTB quite a few times without warning, and most certainly look like clear air turbulence. The captain later came over the PA and told us to keep our seatbelts fastened, and he was really nice: he introduced the entire cabin crew to the passengers! Very nice touches. Smile

1257 hours, I decide to head over to the washroom of this plane. Nope, it was a bit wet, tissue paper was all around. I decided to be nice and I wiped the basin and push the tissue in properly. Ah well. Soap was there in a dispenser hidden away, so this was very good. I also noticed along the way that there at least were 20-25 seats empty towards the rear.

Work in progress!

I finally took my seat, it was close to landing time. The captain came over the PA once again to announce descent.






DESCENT - MORE SEAT CHANGE

IFE box


Reasonable legroom IMO


Orange lighting on JTB, right from boarding at BOM to arrival at DEL

The crew member who previously commented on my camera asked if my row was empty. I replied in the affirmative, and he asked me if he could get a passenger to sit there. With the flight almost over, I did not mind Smile
This passenger was a middle aged man who flew in from COK to BOM, and was now on this flight. Yes, he had S2 flight numbers on his e-ticket. We gently glided downwards towards terra-ferma, as I worked hard to get a shot of the amazing shadow following us.




The pilots made a super smooth landing at 1330 hours as the air brakes being deployed showed the very nice green and shiny components of this 47 day old bird. We soon docked right beside JGC, a plane which we followed. She was heading back to BOM as 9W352, slightly delayed. Two Vistara birds were parked nearby, VT-TTB and VT-TTF. All I needed to see was VT-TTC, and I'd therefore see 100% of their fleet.



JLB waited for our arrival to be pushed back


JGC


Masked bandit, as Sumantra sir would put it Smile


VT-JFG, came in from LKO I think



Most of the passengers got up. Barely 25 people were heading for DED. I thanked the crew for the flight, and began the rather short walk towards the arrival area.


Thank you, VT-JTB! Very Happy


VT-JGC, the bigger of the small Boeings Razz


The AI-side of things, here is VT-PPA Smile


Interesting view of T3, no? Smile


Come to think of it, I find them a bit creepy now. Rolling Eyes



Without being under any transit pressure, I could finally appreciate the plants at DEL T3, as Sumantra sir has always described very well in his TRs Smile


Arrivals hall


EY8756 from BOM. Yep, that's us.

Delhi was reporting a nippy 12 degree celcius. Yeah, I had to go to the washroom and put a jacket on. And then, in the silent T3, the silence grew as our luggage conveyer belt stopped working. And this took a while, however, not to the extent of people yelling at Jet. It was pretty chilled out Smile
I read my messages on WhatsApp. I told a close friend of mine in Colombo - 'My plane today is just 47 days old!'
To which, a typical girly reply came: 'Aw its a baby! Razz' Well.
Baby for sure, poor baby couldn't predict when the turbulence arrived. Laughing


Work! Razz

DELHI, DELHI, DELHI!
This was the first ever time I stepped out of Delhi T3. The previous two times, well, I just took the elevators up to the departures area and headed off for IXB and BOM Razz We had to take the airport express, change at New Delhi and then head for Kalkaji, where our homestay was located (GK 2, actually). While certainly underlit (the T3 station at least), the airport express is pretty convenient and awesome! Got us to New Delhi pretty quickly. I must say though, carrying bags about 20 kgs each, this was not going to be easy. All was looking good until we reached New Delhi station.





We only saw yellow lines from New Delhi station. We didn't see any purple lines from New Delhi station, which is where Kalkaji is located. It then dawned on me: we had to make a change. A long walk followed as we barely managed to cross the amazingly crazy streets in front of the main New Delhi station. And then what followed was this amazingly long security check line. Nope, I wasn't going to wait there, and neither was I prepared to pull the rather heavy suitcase onto the security check once again. I gave up, and asked Dad if we could go in a rickshaw instead. And we did. I heard the sounds of Indian locomotives honking, and that smell of Indian Railways. I knew why I missed India so much, once again!

We found a shared rickshaw. For a pretty good price (without a meter), I got some eye shut in the 40 minute journey, a drive along footpaths, the loud honking, the crazy traffic. We made it to the hotel.

That's it for this part.
In the next part:
In the photography section! Plane spotting at New Delhi! Very Happy
Following that, some non-aviation stuff in New Delhi and 9W384 (or would it be?) in the next TR.
As with my current experiments, I'm working on the video TR for this part as well. Do stay tuned! Very Happy

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are few things which are `un-put-downable' than a Jishnu Basu series of TRs, in full flow. Yes, they come well in time. Yes, they have the usual witty quips and humour. Yes, they have lovely pictures, and detailed descriptions. and now yes, they will have a a video TR as well!
Thank you Sir, for the mentions: I clearly did not do anything to deserve them!
Yes, your SMS was a very pleasant surprise, and later, much cause of disappointment as well, to find that our schedules did not match, and that your elder brother is about a stone's throw away from where we are based.
There were many first in this TR.
- A detailed description (+pics!) of a land-side inter-terminal coach transfer at BOM
- A detailed description (+pics!) of a T-1B to T1-C movement!

Sir, please tell us more on the photography restrictions in place at the Terminal: I really hope that was not permanent, in any way.
It is great that you got such new a bird, and that the food was decent in quality (and yahoo again! the tamarind sweet is back!). The change in food quality seems to be relatively network-wide. The quantity: I think Jet is also going the AI way. The first lunch flight on the DEL-BOM sector is the 1pm flight, on AI.

I'm eagerly waiting to see the results of the Father-and-Son DEL spotting, and the non-aviation pictures, and descriptions!
Cheers, Sumantra.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great trip report Jishnu!!!!!The new 9W bird looks beautiful. IC bird must have been one of the three deadly trio SCA/B/C. Nice to see 9W as a full service airline. I wonder if they serve a free meal on their ATR-72 flights longer than an hour and a half.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sumantra wrote:
There are few things which are `un-put-downable' than a Jishnu Basu series of TRs, in full flow. Yes, they come well in time. Yes, they have the usual witty quips and humour. Yes, they have lovely pictures, and detailed descriptions. and now yes, they will have a a video TR as well!

Thank you so much for these lovely words, sir! Although I must say with caution - the video TR will take some time to be put up (certainly before the third part, for which I've written the text already Smile )

sumantra wrote:
Thank you Sir, for the mentions: I clearly did not do anything to deserve them!

Its for all my undeserved mentions in your plethora of trip reports Smile

sumantra wrote:
Yes, your SMS was a very pleasant surprise, and later, much cause of disappointment as well, to find that our schedules did not match, and that your elder brother is about a stone's throw away from where we are based.

With big bro's base in mind, I'm hoping my quick Delhi trip in July will in fact suit our schedules better! Very Happy

sumantra wrote:
There were many first in this TR.
- A detailed description (+pics!) of a land-side inter-terminal coach transfer at BOM
- A detailed description (+pics!) of a T-1B to T1-C movement!

I did mention the T1B-T1C movement in one of my 2011 trip reports (BOM-MAA-CMB, the final move to CMB). But I guess my descriptions back then were so bad that you must have forgotten, hehe Razz

sumantra wrote:
Sir, please tell us more on the photography restrictions in place at the Terminal: I really hope that was not permanent, in any way.

From what I've heard, red alert till 31st Jan 2015. After that, its all normal. There wasn't any absolute 'no no to photography' in place, I was just a bit more conservative, which is why I did'nt get caught I guess Wink But don't worry, all should be back to normal. Smile

sumantra wrote:
The change in food quality seems to be relatively network-wide. The quantity: I think Jet is also going the AI way. The first lunch flight on the DEL-BOM sector is the 1pm flight, on AI.

Although it did take the start of a new airline to push Jet to serve better meals, at least they did so. Something better than nothing. I'm surprised because I received a full lunch on board 9W601 (DEL-GAU-IXB, departing at 1025 hours), so I did expect a bit more. And if the food was a bit less oily, I would've been happier Smile

sumantra wrote:
I'm eagerly waiting to see the results of the Father-and-Son DEL spotting, and the non-aviation pictures, and descriptions!

Sir, I'm afraid its only yours truly who took the spotting pictures...and all pictures really Sad But yes, text is ready, I'll put it up very soon Smile
Again, thank you so much for your reply!

dan wrote:
Great trip report Jishnu!!!!!

Thank you so much, Dan! Very Happy

dan wrote:
IC bird must have been one of the three deadly trio SCA/B/C.

Ah! Just like Jet's Kardashian planes - JGE/F/G!

dan wrote:
I wonder if they serve a free meal on their ATR-72 flights longer than an hour and a half.

Hmm, they do have ovens installed on the ATRs, I hope they are making full use of those...they did (partially) use it on Konnect flights, for whoever ordered hot meals Smile

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jbalonso777 wrote:
I did mention the T1B-T1C movement in one of my 2011 trip reports (BOM-MAA-CMB, the final move to CMB).
Oops, now I know why I remembered the security at the T1-B end before getting in to T1-C. But of course, I apologise for my nebulous memories!
jbalonso777 wrote:
Hmm, they do have ovens installed on the ATRs, I hope they are making full use of those...they did (partially) use it on Konnect flights, for whoever ordered hot meals Smile
Trust me to be one of them. I remember asking on this forum, and Jishnu: yes, it was you who possibly pointed to hot meals to be `served as promised on the website'. That was on a Bhopal trip. Thankfully, those were hot `meals', and not quite what Indigo terms as `meals'.
Cheers, Sumantra.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sumantra wrote:
Trust me to be one of them. I remember asking on this forum, and Jishnu: yes, it was you who possibly pointed to hot meals to be `served as promised on the website'. That was on a Bhopal trip. Thankfully, those were hot `meals', and not quite what Indigo terms as `meals'.
Cheers, Sumantra.


Last time Indigo gave an okayish sandwich and a 250ml juice (prepacked) as a "meal"..
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binaiks wrote:
Last time Indigo gave an okayish sandwich and a 250ml juice (prepacked) as a "meal"..
...which is precisely my objection. The quantity can hardly qualify as a `meal'. A light snack? Fine. And the quality is a hit-and-a-miss. I have had sandwiches ranging from as-fresh-as-fresh-can-be to ugh... I'm writing this from Jammu, where I arrived today on 6E 335, and much to my surprise, got a Wanchow soup and some Wanchow cup noodles.
A pleasant surprise from the usual fruit drink and bog-standard sandwich.
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Nice TR.
- that hot dog looks really bad Exclamation
- The view of the BOM terminal brings back memories, nice pics.
- it's amazing how most of you chaps get excited about the same things (which I generally don't care about) ..... BSI, that imli candy or whatever, ease of online check in ..... etc etc. Laughing It's good to read tho.
- doesn't 9W generally introduce the cabin crew on these type of flights?
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A very well written TR Jish and thanks for taking time to post it.

The inter-terminal connection via bus but driving through major public roads seems a bit insane, I think they need t figure out a easier way to connect internally.

Plane spotting at BOM and Vistara take off was a nice catch.

The food although innovative - Indian Chinese needs improvement both in quantity and quality. I would say it still looks OK as compared to the crap I got on my recent flight from Mangalore to Bombay.

The airport express train looks very similar to the one in Hong Kong and I am hoping it is getting decent loads.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sri_bom wrote:
The airport express train looks very similar to the one in Hong Kong and I am hoping it is getting decent loads.
The coaches are from the same manufacturer, Bombardier (the one that makes planes and trains), if I remember correctly. Loads: not quite. It has been quite a bit of a white elephant. Initially, the ticket prices were too high. The Ambanis backed out, and there was some mud-slinging over cracks in the tracks. After the repair, the speeds have been lowered, so have the prices, but the patronage is also quite low. Just like the Hong Kong MTR coaches, there are no power-ports for general use, unlike the ordinary Delhi Metro coaches.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sumantra wrote:
sri_bom wrote:
The airport express train looks very similar to the one in Hong Kong and I am hoping it is getting decent loads.
The coaches are from the same manufacturer, Bombardier (the one that makes planes and trains), if I remember correctly. Loads: not quite. It has been quite a bit of a white elephant. Initially, the ticket prices were too high. The Ambanis backed out, and there was some mud-slinging over cracks in the tracks. After the repair, the speeds have been lowered, so have the prices, but the patronage is also quite low. Just like the Hong Kong MTR coaches, there are no power-ports for general use, unlike the ordinary Delhi Metro coaches.
Cheers, Sumantra.


Sumantra I think it is more of a cultural issue wherein we travel with heavy/multiple luggage as well as cheap taxis that is taking away traffic from the Airport train. Probably passengers who take domestic connections and have limited luggage may find the train useful.

Good to know they got the best equipment from Bombardier but not having a power point was an oversight.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stealthpilot wrote:
Nice TR.

Thanks so much Nikhil! Very Happy

stealthpilot wrote:
that hot dog looks really bad Exclamation

At least it tasted better than it looks!

stealthpilot wrote:
The view of the BOM terminal brings back memories, nice pics.

Thanks again Smile More in the video TR!

stealthpilot wrote:
it's amazing how most of you chaps get excited about the same things (which I generally don't care about) ..... BSI, that imli candy or whatever, ease of online check in ..... etc etc. Laughing It's good to read tho.

Hahaha, that's just us not-so-frequent flyers Razz

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doesn't 9W generally introduce the cabin crew on these type of flights?

It depends really, but this was actually the first time the whole crew was introduced Smile

sri_bom wrote:
A very well written TR Jish and thanks for taking time to post it.

Its a pleasure Sri, thanks! Smile

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The inter-terminal connection via bus but driving through major public roads seems a bit insane, I think they need t figure out a easier way to connect internally.

Usually, the buses do go through the airport walls between the terminals. I wonder why it didn't happen to us! Either way, once 9W and AI move to T2, there will be lesser passenger who board the buses, but there will a lot of confusion, no doubt...

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Plane spotting at BOM and Vistara take off was a nice catch.

Thanks again! Smile

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The food although innovative - Indian Chinese needs improvement both in quantity and quality. I would say it still looks OK as compared to the crap I got on my recent flight from Mangalore to Bombay.

Agreed.

sri_bom wrote:
The airport express train looks very similar to the one in Hong Kong and I am hoping it is getting decent loads.

Negative. Most seats were empty Sad

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've uploaded videos of this flight, took a while.

Start up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlDI3TPirng&list=UU-ctDj1bPedp4Dg5mDNxxxg
Take off (with the shadow!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iqv8qiKDcA&list=UU-ctDj1bPedp4Dg5mDNxxxg
Landing (a game of shadows, and the newness of the bird being reflected in the nicely painted hydraulics!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWet7sDP1Z4&list=UU-ctDj1bPedp4Dg5mDNxxxg

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey all!
So despite some complications, the ease of technology (at times Rolling Eyes) enabled me to recover some of the lost time while making this video TR.

So here you go, enjoy it! Very Happy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR8-J7JCTZk&index=2&list=PLh4l6_Mew80LNdjbwSnOAaUNcIqsxduP-

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It was nice to see the moving pictures of the action you have described so well! Sights and sounds. One of the parts I liked the most was tracking the plane's shadow post-take-off, jut prior to Juhu, and one little glance, of the shadow on the sea, and on the ground, prior to landing at DEL! I also nearly felt the aroma as well, when you opened the food container The new hydraulics were an awesome sight. Thanks for sharing this with us!
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice TR Jishnu - full of details and pictures - just how we like it! Sounds like a good flight, though it's light loads might be worrying for 9W - now that 6E has a shuttle service and even relative newbie UK has 5 flights on BOM-DEL!
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sumantra wrote:
It was nice to see the moving pictures of the action you have described so well! Sights and sounds.

Thanks sir! I hope this answers your T1B to T1C question! Smile

sumantra wrote:
One of the parts I liked the most was tracking the plane's shadow post-take-off, jut prior to Juhu, and one little glance, of the shadow on the sea, and on the ground, prior to landing at DEL!

16th Jan 2015 was a day when everything fell into place - and the shadow following was one of the things which were an added bonus! Very Happy

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I also nearly felt the aroma as well, when you opened the food container The new hydraulics were an awesome sight.

If you get the smell by just seeing a video, then I guess both Jet and I have done a good job Wink

Thanks so much for watching! My next video will be only 8 minutes long.

Nimish wrote:
Nice TR Jishnu - full of details and pictures - just how we like it!

Thanks so much, Nimish! Very Happy

Nimish wrote:
Sounds like a good flight, though it's light loads might be worrying for 9W - now that 6E has a shuttle service and even relative newbie UK has 5 flights on BOM-DEL!

Will be interesting to see what 9W does now, at least these loads were much much better than what I read and saw before: some flights barely had a 50% load factor!

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