Jazmin asked:


I want to fly from Seattle to Delhi either in October or December or January…which month is best and how do I find the cheapest ticket? I’m afraid of Air India – had a BAD experience with them before…so any other ideas? Continental seems pretty good… Thanks!

Kirk

Ravinder asked:


Did you know that the first Indian to have an airplane is the young Maharaja of Patiala, Bhupinder Singh? In fact he is considered by many, in 1910, to be one of the first Asians to fly. Since then the evolution of Airlines have been rapid in India, starting with JRD Tata being awarded the first Indian Pilot license for flying his Gypsy Moth.

 

Aviation in India didn’t take a large part of the travel till around the 1950’s when we had the Indian Government stepping in and publicizing and consolidating many individual players to jet start Indian Aviation. Thus began Indian Airlines and their operations on 1st August 1953.

 

Currently today though the market share is dominated by private players in the market. Private airlines hold 60 percent of the market share. It was aided with allowing private carriers to allow air taxi operations. But what is the real reason behind people preferring this to the Government run operations? In my opinion, I would cite two main factors.

 

The first would be the inventive ways of Airlines competing and offering better fares and privileges to the user, thus allowing for a wider choice and an affordable one. The second would be the defunct operational services of the Government. While they spend a lot of money in acquiring newer airplane jets they haven’t concentrated their efforts on the flying experience. Slack attitudes at expansions and service are primary reasons why the domestic market is weaning from government carriers.

 

People want good, affordable and comfortable travel. And they are ready to pay a price for it. Wouldn’t the largest backed up airlines actually want to leverage that to gain share? All is not lost, I think the new aviation minister is aggressive enough, but there is a long way to go. My quick 3 tips to help them on their way?

 

a) Improve service of ground stuff, the customer is your most important asset.

 

b) Improve your online booking facilities with the faster group of net savvy people, it is important that you should cater to their needs of by passing agents and booking online.

 

c) Fly more often and at cheaper rates through the most important business domestic routes. It helps to help people fly at convenient timings.

 

This really isn’t rocket science to cater to the customer first and make sure that their needs are important. Taking tips from the aggressive domestic players and using their large financial backing should help a lot!

 

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Estelle

nora7142@verizon.net asked:


I plan to fly to Chicago from Tampa on Dec 22,2006 and return on jan. 2, 2007. How far ahead should i buy the ticket I need to go non- stop. I just looked at fares and they are very high at this time. Does a sale start before the holidays. Last time I went I paid 178.00 including the tax round trip ty

Arthur

fly.eastern asked:


Such as: An airfare from Washington, DC to Munich, Germany using services of Virgin Atlantic Airways only.

Georgette

Help asked:


Not too long ago I had a program I installed from Expedia that gave me hourly updates on ticket prices, but it seems that they have removed the program or something because I can’t find it. The program doesn’t have to be specifically from Expedia, just any sort of fare tracker would be nice.

Colin

Peter Gitundu asked:


As much as flying offers us one of the greatest conveniences, it can also be a great hassle. This is because sometimes you want to determine what airline to use to where you are going, what destinations are available to you, getting a price that works for you and so on.

An Airline directory greatly reduces the hassle that is involved with looking for an airline and a flight. This is because; you can first of all search alphabetically. For example if you know what airline you want to use, and you need details such as phone numbers and ticketing office information. Second, you can search for an airline by country and national carriers for that country. You can also see the ones that travel or have connections to the airport that is closest to you. You can use also note their days of travel, and how often they fly to a certain place.

Internet directories are also freely available for our use, and allow us many options. For example you can pick a country to travel to, and the travel sites for these countries give you options of the airlines that fly there, the frequency of their flights and such details. This enables you to plan your trip, book an airline ticket, and weigh the options available to you for travel.

Airline directories help us save time, and avoid confusion when we are planning trips, be it for business or pleasure. We also learn which airlines work together, for example two national carriers might team up and as a result give lower prices and offer rewards to frequent fliers for traveling within their network.



Cristobal

Mona V asked:


Flying to Vegas in May need to book 12-15 passengers what airline would have the cheapest fares?

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Vegas (LAS) – Round Trip

Paine