[Assam] From ToI--India has three of world's worst airports

[mc mahant]

Fly Emirates  or Qatar to/out of Kolkata from anywhere in US.Best price/service around.And Air India -onceaweek to Gau?
mm> Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:42:18 -0600> To: assam at assamnet.org> From: cmahanta at charter.net> Subject: Re: [Assam] From ToI--India has three of world's worst airports> > > > BTW for calcutta, BA will stop operating from march this year ..> > > > Oh NO!> > > > > > > At 2:20 PM -0500 1/31/09, Ram Dhar wrote:> >> >> >C'da,> >agree , delhi Intl airport in its present status > >is a nightmare..I was there the other day , it > >took for ever to go thru imm,security , .. check > >-in ....car parking area is a mess due to > >constructions ..its specially bad after 10 PM > >for departing passengers.. .....lets see how it > >will look once done... passengers will have > >the option of taking metro right from airport > >to cannaught place area ..this service is > >scheduled to start during comm'th games in 2010 > >..> >> > BTW for calcutta, BA will stop operating from march this year ..> >> >take care> >RD> >> >> Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:53:39 -0600> To: > >>assam at assamnet.org> From: cmahanta at charter.net> > >>Subject: Re: [Assam] From ToI--India has three > >>of world's worst airports> > Ram:> > >but > >>judging from media reports, video > >>footage > >its looks like we will get truely > >>world class > >airports in >majar metros > >>.....hyd-b'lore are > >done , rest are underway > >>...> >BTW check cochin airport --pretty > >>good> > > *** Pictures look good. Can't wait to > >>see them to > function well as well. I am > >>totally paranoid > about having to fly-in and > >>out of Delhi. Kolkata > is a whole lot > >>easier.> > > > > > > > At 1:27 PM -0500 > >>1/31/09, Ram Dhar wrote:> >C'da,> >> >you didnt > >>comment on hyd airport nor delhi , hyd > >link > >>had real shots from the new airport which > >is > >>operational and delhi - how it will > >>look > >like once > >>done....> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKunbdxCPus> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FofX5KgLGwk&feature=related> >> >> >>> > >>Is THAT the only reason they got the > >>not-so-flattering rankings ?> >> >increase in > >>#s of landing and takeoff is > >definitely a > >>factor for the poor rating > >...prior to this > >>boom in avaitaion they dealt > >with very less > >>flights plus airport > >infrastructure was not > >>upto the mark....was a > >mirror of soviet > >>style operation.....so all of a > >sudden we > >>are facing this over capacity issue> >besides > >>that ..service was very poor, > >>indian > >airlines officials/AI treated > >>passengers very > >poorly .....concept of > >>customer service was an > >alien concept > >>! > >ofcourse things have changed significantly > >>now .....> >in china they developed their > >>infrastructure > >airport/roads at the early > >>stge of its dramatic > >economic surge....in > >>india its the other way > >around , specially > >>in aviation and surface road > >area.....govt > >>is trying to catch up after > >automobile and > >>aviation industry took off .... > >so as a > >>result passengers ,airlines > >>carriers, > >motorist are going through this > >>growing > >pain.......> >but judging from media > >>reports, video footage > >its looks like we > >>will get truely world class > >airports in > >>majar metros .....hyd-b'lore are > >done , rest > >>are underway ...> >BTW check cochin airport > >>--pretty > >>good> >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcanKJGXHmk> >> >its > >>good DGCA is getting help from outside > >>for > >safety norms...its a good thing ....we > >>should > >reach out to others if we lack > >>expertise.....we > >are paying them for their > >>services :-)> >> >> >> >> Date: Sat, 31 Jan > >>2009 10:08:51 -0600> > >>To: > >>assam at assamnet.org> From: > >>cmahanta at charter.net> > >>Subject: Re: [Assam] > >>From ToI--India has three > >>of world's worst > >>airports> > O' Ram;> > > **** > >>I thought he > >>gave the links to the stories, > > >>the whole > >>stories and nothing but the > >>stories!> > > >>Where was the > >>filtration?> > > > >Indian > >>airports are bound > >>to face > >>heavy > >congestion as the aviation > >>growth > >>in India has > >been unprecedented. > >>In > >>2007-08, the aviation > >growth in > >>India> > > > >>**** Is THAT the only reason > >>they got the > >>not-so-flattering rankings > >>?> > > Also > >>see:> > > >>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/DGCA_seeks_foreign_help_to_meet_safety_norms/articleshow/4055821.cms> > > > > >>**** > >>BTW, what did you think of the > >>comments, > > >>mostly by desis from the Gulf > >>area it seems ? > > >>And do they reflect the > >>conclusion of the NRI > > >>polling you shared > >>with us the other > >>day?> > > > >also you > >>seem to be silent on > >>inflight service > >of > >>new airlines like jet > >>airways > >>/kingfisher > >etc which > >>is >definitely > >>among the best .......> > > >>**** There was no > >>link to the story. If I > >>had > seen them, I > >>surely would have > >>forwarded that > too. Yes > >>indeed, they do > >>provide much better > in-flight > >>services > >>than MOST other airlines in > the > >>world, > >>save perhaps Singapore Airlines.> > > > >>Yours > >>brilliantly,> > ( TAM) The Analytical > >>Mind > >>:-)> > > > > > > At 11:18 PM -0500 > >>1/30/09, > >>Ram Dhar wrote:> > hmmmmm how come > >>our > >>brilliant analytical mind > >filtered > >>out this > >>important fact -> >> >Indian > >>airports are bound > >>to face > >>heavy > >congestion as the aviation > >>growth > >>in India has > >been unprecedented. > >>In > >>2007-08, the aviation > >growth > >>in > >>India> >> >was 28.8% as compared to the > >>global > >>industry > >growth of 4% to 6%," > >>says an > >>analyst at KPMG> > said the Mumbai > >>and New > >>Delhi airports were > >expected to > >>see more air > >>congestion as both > >>are > >undergoing expansion. > >>Experts also > >>say it's not > >correct to assess > >>the new > >>Bangalore airport's > >performance, as > >>it > >>has been open only > >>for > >>seven > >months.> >******************> >> >anyways > >>its > >>a good scorecard ..nothing > >>new > >....we > >>are all aware of air traffic > >>jams > >>over > >delhi/mumbai and poor > >>facilities inside > >>the > >airports ....... > >>fog is a major concern > >>as well > >...now we > >>have the equipments to > >>help planes > >>to > >land but private carriers > >>havent > >>trained all > >of their pilots yet > >>....hope > >>they will soon..> >> >let the > >>new > >>constructions in Mum-Del be > >>over > >with runway > >>expansion etc ..then > >>we > >>will > >talk... > >> >also you seem to > >>be > >>silent on inflight service > >of new > >>airlines > >>like jet airways > >>/kingfisher > >etc which is > >>definitely > >>among the best .......> >> >bombay > >>/delhi > >>:once its done by 2010 will be quite > >>good > >>...hope so> >> >> >heres Hyd airport > >>( > >>del-mum facilities will look like > >>this > >>)> >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKunbdxCPus> >( > >>for > >>yr viewing pleasure AR rehman music in > >>the > >>background)> >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FofX5KgLGwk&feature=related> >> >> >> >so, > >>any > >>comments on Hyd airport > >>???> >> >> >delhi > >>will look like this once > >>construction > >>is > >done before 2010 > >>commonw'th > >>games> >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak7zifSna8w&feature=related> >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IXYWfU6TtE> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >>Date: > >>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:17:08 > >>-0600> > >>To: > >>assam at assamnet.org> > >>From: > >>cmahanta at charter.net> > >>Subject: > >>[Assam] From > >>ToI--India has three > >>of > >>world's worst > >>airports> > > >>The > >>story:> > > > >>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_has_three_of_worlds_worst_airports/articleshow/3961794.cms> > > > > > >>The > >>responses > >>( > >>Ouch!!):> > > >>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/opinions/3961794.cms> > > > > >>Ram > >>Dhar,> > > >>head of our resident > >>Indian > >>Airports > >>cheer-leading section:> > > >>Will > >>you > >>share your thoughts > >>on > >>these?> > > >>_______________________________________________> > >>assam > >>mailing > >>list> > >>assam at assamnet.org> > >>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >_________________________________________________________________> >Hotmail® > >>goes > >>where you go. 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