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Aiel Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 927 Location: Bangalore
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject: Low cost from India to the US: Sapphire Airways |
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Now, fly low-cost to the US
Rahul Puranik, a US-based NRI, is planning to launch a low-fare airline company, Sapphire Airways, with an initial investment of about $130 million. The airline is likely to connect San Francisco, New York and Chicago to Delhi and Mumbai by early 2008.
Sapphire Airways will operate 14 flights in week in the first year of operation with the number reaching 40 in three years. The flights shall have a stopover in the Europe.
By end-2008, the airline plans to operate 12 planes on the India-US route. It has shortlisted Boeing 777 and Airbus 330 planes out of which one family of aircraft will be selected soon.
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the_380 Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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A330s can't fly USA-India so there has to be a halt somewhere either in Europe or in Eastern Asia if it comes from that side.
Oh btw wasn't there another company which made a lot of noise about starting non-stop flights to India from west coast USA and using either A340s or B777s? _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld
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Aiel Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Probably they are the same group who were making all the noises ages ago. _________________ My Flickr photos
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Akshay Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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If I am not mistaken, this will be the first LCC to fly India to US, isn't it? _________________ MRVC Mania. My blog dedicated to the new violet-white suburban rakes of Mumbai. |
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COUGAR Member
Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 986 Location: Bangalore
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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Good idea!
Maybe its time we ANUTTERS all got together and floated an airline as well! Lets keep this thing small: lets get wingletted 737-800's with extra tanks in the belly kitted out to fly one-stop to the US with 48 business class passengers.
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AKLDELNonstop Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1066 Location: Auckland
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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COUGAR wrote: | Good idea!
Maybe its time we ANUTTERS all got together and floated an airline as well! Lets keep this thing small: lets get wingletted 737-800's with extra tanks in the belly kitted out to fly one-stop to the US with 48 business class passengers.
BLR-SFO or MAA-IAH? Wot say? |
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the_380 Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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AKLDELNonstop wrote: |
Been there, done that |
Remember our Indian Midland Airways Mr. CEO? _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld
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shivendrashukla Member
Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1354 Location: Mumbai, India
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | Remember our Indian Midland Airways |
Air DHAKKAN might be more appropriate!!!
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the_380 Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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shivendrashukla wrote: |
Air DHAKKAN might be more appropriate!!!
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Nah mate i was referring to this
PS: We had a good time there and infact me and Shub almost ended up in a fight _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld
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