View Full Version : virgin applies for extra india flights
sevenforeseven
20th Dec 2003, 09:02
Rumour has it that virgin have applied to fly to Delhi daily and Mumbai daily also services to Hydrabad and Banglore.Currently they fly 3 times a week to Delhi only.
Not bad for a airline that was going to drop Delhi after attacks of 11/09. Does anyone know more?:confused:
KAT TOO
20th Dec 2003, 16:14
Great News I'll drink to that Captain (hic):O
sevenforeseven
21st Dec 2003, 04:47
KAT TO
Get a life not very funny!!!
Wing Commander Fowler
21st Dec 2003, 04:59
hehe... actually IT IS!!
:eek:
sevenforeseven
21st Dec 2003, 12:54
Wing commander
I say old chap you are so sad too!!!!
KAT TOO
21st Dec 2003, 16:17
Wing Commander
A Guniness a day helps you work ,rest & play.
Merry Xmas to you & your blonde, any news on't interview?
Wing Commander Fowler
21st Dec 2003, 18:44
hehe... you oink!! Turned down another yesterday with your single parent family actually!! Give the smallest daughter of the infamous Homer Simpson a big kiss from us too!
:hmm:
scroggs
23rd Dec 2003, 01:31
Virgin flies to Delhi on behalf of Air India, using Air India's slots and route licence. The agreement with Air India and the Indian government should have had Virgin flying to Delhi five times a week by the end of 2002. This was delayed by prevarication at the Indian end for reasons unknown to me, but I have suspicions. Virgin threatened to pull off the route unless the frequency was increased, as it was unable to make a profit on a twice-weekly schedule despite good loads - Air India was and is, of course, taking much of the revenue. It was agreed by Air India and the Indian government that Virgin could increase to three weekly schedules from summer 2003. There is still a lot of negotiation going on to increase to the previously-agreed five weekly flights.
Virgin is keen to fly to India in its own right. Yet, in spite of the Indian government professing to wish to increase both tourism and foreign investment, they are playing a very slow game. I have no doubt that Virgin will continue to negotiate, but I suspect that corruption and beuraucracy in India will drag the procedure out for some years ahead. If India's not careful, it will lose out big time to China and other Asian nations in the rush to prosperity, and Virgin and others will simply walk away.
Air India seems to be laughing all the way to the bank.
Simple solution (I hope), is to have AI's 5th freedom rights out of LHR revoked or cut back. Daily JFK and chicago flights must be worth a fortune to them. They might suddenly wake up and listen to VS's concerns if we talk about their onward flights from LHR.
Good luck to VS