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BTW Krishna do u like AIX uniforms???



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Bad.


There are so many fashion houses around. Couldn;t they design somthing better? Even the various State Govt Handloom cooperatives could have done better.



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hehehe... good one im sure even airliners-india.net wud have given them something better 





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http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=23403&n_tit=Karnataka%20NRIs'%20Efforts%20to%20Bring%20about%20Kuwait-Mangalore%20Direct%20Flight


Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:08:44 AM (IST)  Karnataka NRIs' Efforts to Bring about Kuwait-Mangalore Direct Flight





 


Daijiworld News Network [With inputs from Hasan A.Yusuf, Kuwait]


Kuwait, Jun 28: As the Mangalore airport has been announced as a Custom airport and given green signal to handle International flights, efforts are going on all around the Gulf countries to arrange direct flights to Mangalore.


The campaign started in Dubai a couple of years ago has now spread around the Gulf, and the Karnataka NRIs in Kuwait are making special efforts not only to bring  International flight to Mangalore but also to have various Karnataka-related issues addressed.



The following news may welcomed as a very favourable development by NRIs from Mangalore.


A delegation from United Associations of Karnataka (UAKK) in Kuwait, a forum of 15 Associations working for the welfare of the people of Karnataka in Kuwait and in India, had a meeting in the evening of June 27, 2006 with Captain Mukhled K Al-Sawagh, Vice President, Operations, Jazeera Airways in Kuwait and Reinhard Kossack, Chief Operating Officer in their Head Office in Kuwait with regard to direct flights from Kuwait and other Gulf sectors to Mangalore airport.


John Tauro of Kuwait Aviation, a member of United Associations of Karnataka, Kuwait had arranged the said meeting with these Jazeera Airways higher officials, with the help of Bobby Varghese Jacob of the same Airways. 


Pascal Pinto- Coordinator, government affairs of UAKK Kuwait, along with Hasan Yusuf and Fayaz Sheik (members of the delegation), submitted a memorandum to the Vice President, Operations requesting Jazeera Airways to help the NRIs from Mangalore and the surrounding areas by operating direct flights to Mangalore from Kuwait and other Gulf sectors.


Jazeera Airways officials told the delegation that they would look for possible ways to help in this matter and suggested to submit the details of the complete facilities available in Mangalore airport for International airways/flights.  They also said that they would have another meeting with the UAKK delegation after studying the report on facilities available in Mangalore airport and the financial feasibility of operating direct flights to Mangalore.


The UAKK delegation thanked the Jazeera Airways officials for their encouragement to go ahead in this matter.


In the meantime, efforts are still on to exert maximum pressure on Air India Express and some other airlines to start immediate flights between Dubai and Mangalore.


 



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How wud it affect apna AIX

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Air India Express' latest challenger


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Latest low-cost (LCC) entrant Jazeera Airways (based in Kuwait) which will operate to Mumbai and Delhi.


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The existing competitor to Air India Express is Air Arabia


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http://www.jazeeraairways.com/Default.aspx


                      and


http://www.airarabia.com/



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AIX has a battle to fight.


Even as an LCC, Jazeera has all-leather seats and good IFE. Has a J and Y cabin called Jazeera Plus and Jazeera. 


 


Same case with Air Arabia --- their inflight menu seems to be tough to match.



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(Courtesy Air Arabia)


Air Arabia inflight menu.



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Kartecman, i am sure you are the best person to answer this,


When will the first batch of AI MX engineers be sent to Seatle for training on the 77Ws


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Will find out!

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Saw the news yesterday 3/07/06 they saud that Jazeera is starting flights from Kuwait to BomBay (not sure) for $30

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Up Close.They look WOW.


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http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/12/stories/2006071219310200.htm
Tamil Nadu - Chennai   


July 12, 2006 


Budget airline from Chennai


T.S. Shankar


 



CHENNAI: Air passengers' wait to fly by budget airline Air India Express (AIE) is over. The `no frills' airline is entering the domestic sector with a low fare offer.


A release from J.V.J. Subramaniam, District Sales Manager, Air India, says Air India Express is offering a one-way fare of Rs.999 (plus taxes) from Chennai to Mumbai on its Saturday flights. Booking can be done through the website www.airindiaexpress.in. A Mumbai-bound passenger who wishes to travel in the all-economy 185-seater AIE jet would have to pay Rs.1,649, including travel tax of Rs.650.


A trial run was made last Saturday through Chennai. The service will begin this Saturday. The new AIE Mumbai-Chennai-Mumbai service would leave Mumbai every Saturday at 8 p.m., reach Chennai at 9.45 p.m., leave Chennai at 10.45 p.m. and reach Mumbai at 00.35 a.m. on Sunday.


 


 


 


 




 



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http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=24095&n_tit=Dubai-Mangalore+Low-budget+Flight+Still+Away+from+Couple+of+Months
 Dubai-Mangalore Low-budget Flight Still Away from Couple of Months  
 
 
by Raviprasad Kamila for THE HINDU


The airliner has deposited money with Airports Authority of India
The Union Government has declared Bajpe airport a customs airport
The Police department has provided training to the staff to be deployed for immigration clearance


MANGALORE, July 16: Air India is likely to launch its low-cost airline Air India Express between Dubai and Mangalore in a couple of months as it has deposited money with Airports Authority of India (AAI) to set up facilities at the Bajpe Airport.


Airport sources told The Hindu here on Friday that Air India was expected to start work on setting up facilities such as check-in counter and office and duty manager's room at the airport in a few days. Although the AAI had earlier allotted space for the airliner to set up its facilities at the airport, the latter had not deposited the amount needed for the purpose. But the amount was deposited on Thursday, they said.


Air India had proposed to start its Air India Express flight service between Mangalore and Dubai in May. But it did not materialise so far. It was said that the airline is facing shortage of aircraft.


The Union Government has declared Mangalore airport as the customs airport. The Police department has provided training to the staff to be deployed for immigration clearance at the Bureau of Immigration, Mumbai.


Directorate of Customs has also trained its manpower needed for customs clearance. The AAI has provided all basic facilities needed for starting service to international destinations.


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Only Air-India could start services to the Gulf according to the civil aviation policy, sources said.


But Air India had not begun any promotional activities for the proposed service. Hence it was not sure when exactly it would start it, sources said.
 



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Comparing the liveries of Arabia, AIX and Jazeera i like the best of AIX what about others

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When are they getting Kolkata online? In March/April they had announced Kolkata-Bangkok and Kolkata-Singapore flights beginning with their winter schedule. Kolkata-Bangkok has a large amount of carrier pax and with the cheaper fairs AIX can steal these pax from Thai International.

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Personally feel AIX should have had the A320.


But the AI fleet selection team had its reasons to select the 737-800


 



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B772, welcome.


At the moment, AIX will be concentating on the South.



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the_380 wrote:

Frankly speaking their uniforms look more like waiters and waitress

 


 mate i am in 100% in agreement with you. If u look at the cabin crew pic especially the guys they remind me of the bell boys at some shady hotel. Only the 2 chicks in the center are saving a bit of grace. why not rename the airline as Blue collar worker airline



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