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Subject: Transportation in Rajasthan.
From: kabra@vtpwr1.psl.ee.vt.edu (Sunil Kabra)
Date: 23 May 95
I would suggest you take a taxi and go to Rajasthan House (the taxi driver will take you there). There are many superdelux buses for Jaipur that start from this place. They start at 6:00 AM and thereafter a bus leaves every half an hour until 10:00 or 11:00 AM. Some of these buses are pink/silver line buses (Air-conditioned, well maintained). You can get tickets right at the spot.
>Then again, Jaipur to Jaiselmer or Jodphur is a long haul by bus >(remember average speeds are at best 70 kmh). I would consider taking
>an overnight train (they often cost less than the buses but are much >slower). I don't recall the exact distance, but it is over 300 kms.
I would also suggest a train. There are some good overnight trains from Jaipur to Jodhpur (one of them is Marudhar Express).
If you have money, you could try the Palacae on wheels for Rajasthan tour. However, it finishes the tour in one week which is too short a time for touring Rajasthan and the ticket price is steep too (approx Rs. 42000
= $1400).
Enjoy your trip.
Subject: Transportation in Rajasthan.
From: exushml@s10b06.exu.ericsson.se (Shyamal Prasad)
Date: 23 May 95
Sorry, I should have qualified that. Yes, between Jaipur and Delhi there are several buses. And when I took them I remembered them leaving from "Tonk House" in Delhi, but Sunil may be correct to say it is "Rajasthan House". Those buses come higly recommended, and they are frequent.
I was really talking about "super Deluxe" buses on all routes.
For example, on the Jodhpur - Ajmer - Jaipur - Delhi route there used to be only one "super Deluxe" bus a day, and it could be hard to get a reservation (note that the forms were only available in Hindi). This information is now about 10 years old (I have been to Rajasthan in the last 10 months though - just not an extensive trip). Things are surely different now, but I wonder how much.....
Like I said, it's been a while....
Cheers!
Subject: Itinerary and transportation (Rajasthan) considerations.
Unfortunately my memory is going fuzzy, in any case - you seem to be pushing your luck. I used to be a real Indian tourist in India, and have been many of the places you talk about.
In Rajasthan you are doing too much too quickly - this is specially true if you travel by bus. First, Delhi to Jaipur by bus takes something like five hours. I would strongly suggest you take the so called "Super Deluxe" buses when you start out....you can downgrade later as you get used to things. This means you need a reservation, and worse, there is typically just one bus a day. You could, alternatively, get a "express" bus - but they can be *very* crowded and quite uncomfortable.
Your best bet would be to take the morning flight out of Delhi to Jaipur which at 5.55 am. But since you are getting in at 5.15 am this is out of question.....see what I mean? The next flight is at 1545hrs...I'd hate to wait around the airport all that while (with my jet lag). Instead, perhaps you want to spend time in Delhi on arrival, get used to the jet lag and orient your self....leave Delhi in a hurry at the end of your vacation.
Then again, Jaipur to Jaiselmer or Jodphur is a long haul by bus (remember average speeds are at best 70 kmh). I would consider taking an overnight train (they often cost less than the buses but are much slower). I don't recall the exact distance, but it is over 300 kms.
I would not dream of doing Bharatpur etc in one day. It probably takes a whole day just to get there and back from anyplace. The only city I would spend exactly one day in is Agra. In fact, you could take the fast train from Delhi in the morning (it's called the "Shatabadi Express"), see the Taj Mahal and be back in Delhi by 9 pm the same evening on the return service. This is abou the only high speed train (relatively speaking) in India - it does 140 kmh a lot of the way.
Remember that services and transport in India are really slow. I saw Austria and Switzerland (well, only some of it :-) in the a similar hurricane fashion some years ago over a period of two weeks. And boy, I was tired! I would not even dream of trying the same pace in India.
Try http://www.indiaworld.com/open/info/flights.html to see what options you have for fligths. I just wish some one put the Indian Railway time tables on the web....but with 10,000 services a day that would take a lot of work I guess!
Subject: Flight prices London-India.
Date: 25 May 95
From: fskumud@icomp01.lerc.nasa.gov (Kumud Ajmani)
Subject: Re: Airplane Europe-India (need info)
In March I flew from London Heathrow to New Dehli on Gulf Air. The trip cost 350 pounds approx. $600. I also know that Emirates (which is supposed to be an excellent airline) British Airways, Luftstansa, Aeroflot (wouldn't fly on them for free), Air France, Air India, Air Canada, Tarom (they were fairly cheap) there are several others but I cannot remember them. I have a phone number for a travel agent in London who I've used a few times and are pretty good. They're called Flight Bookers and they're number is (calling from the U.S.) 011-44-171-757-3000. Perhaps they can help you, although I don't know what they're policy is on sending tickets abroad or if you have a U.K. Address you can have your tickets sent to. Good Luck.
Subject: Flying, general advice.
From: msriram@cis.ohio-state.edu (M G SriRam)
Date: 6 Jul 95
Until quite recently the only domestic airline available in India was the government-owned 'Indian Airlines' (IC). Now there exist a number of privately owned carriers. Between June 4 and June 25th I flew a number of these on major routes, Delhi(DEL), Bangalore(BLR), Madras(MAA), Bombay(BOM), and thought the following information may be useful to those planning to travel in India.<P>
The major private carriers are East-West (4S), Damania (D2), NEPC, Modi-Luft, and Jet Airways (9W). Damania got bought up by NEPC a couple of weeks ago.
On the major routes, all these airlines fly Boeing 737-200, 737-300, and 737-400. They fly props on other routes, such as the Dornier.
My travel agent could not access any of these airlines on her Star-One(?) system. However, all of them appear on Easy-Sabre. I was able to look at schedules, make reservations and buy tix using my credit card, from compuserve. The tix are issued by an agency in Tyler, TX. My East-West airline ticket said 'Delta Airlines' on it.
In DEL and BOM the private airlines operate from a building separate from that used by Indian Airlines. In DEL, these two are a fair distance apart. When going to the airport you should be careful that your taxi drops you off at the right terminal.
Allow at least 2 hours to get onto your domestic flight in India. Free carts are easily available for baggage. The procedure is as follows.
a) All checked in baggage must be x-rayed and a 'security checked' sticker placed. At the airport, each airline has its own X-RAY machine. So, when you arrive at the airport, locate the machine for your airline, show your ticket to the operators and have your check-in baggage security checked.
b) Next, locate the check-in counter for your flight and stand in line. Glare at any passengers trying to jump ahead of you. At the counter they will weigh your baggage and try to charge you excess baggage, if it exceeds the limit (20 Kg = 44 lbs). If you are connecting to/from a flight to the US or Canada, however,tell them so and get a waiver.
At the check-in, get your seat assignment, boarding pass, and tags for ALL your hand baggage.
c) After getting your seat assignment and boarding pass, you have to go into a secure departure language. You may have to wait outside until invited to go through security check by an announcement. To enter this area you must show a boarding pass and be checked by a guard with a metal detector. The guard will stamp your boarding pass. There are separate lines for men and women. Simultaneously, your hand baggage goes through an x-ray machine. Once you enter this area you cannot leave.
d) After entering the secure lounge you must identify your checked-in luggage. To do this, exit the lounge through the tarmac door, point out your checked-in baggage to the airline official and get your boarding pass stamped. Now return to the lounge and wait for your flight to be called.
On international flights, Step (d) doesnt occur. However, they WILL confiscate all batteries, such as those in your walkman, before letting you into an international flight. I dont know if these get returned to you at the destination.
Photography is NOT permitted at airports in India.
On to the flights:
I flew 2 flights on East-West, 2 on Jet Airways, and 1 on Damania. Some impressions now follow.
1. All of these airlines appear to be professionally run. The aircraft that I flew on appeared to be well-maintained. These airlines use some kind of nationwide CRS. Most large travel agencies can book you on any airline. You can pay using your credit card (VISA or MasterCard).
2. Jet Airways is generally regarded as the best of these airlines. East-West has a reputation for unreliability. In fact one of my flights was 2.5 hours late. Damania recently won an award for in-flight service.
3. All of these airlines gave excellent in-flight service and food, FAR superior to any US airline. Before take-off passengers are given candy, cotton wool for the ears, and cold towels (it was HOT in India!). Beverages follow and, depending on the time of day, breakfast, lunch or dinner. On my East_west morning flight from DEL to BLR they served dessert after a sumptuous breakfast. I didnt have room! On my Damania flight BLR-BOM they put starched linen cloths on tray tables before serving dinner. Before arrival, towels and towelettes are handed out.
On my delayed East_West flight BOM-MAA, they treated everyone to dinner at Bombay airport AND offered dinner when the flight took off! I even saw some passengers eating a second dinner!
BTW, they usually have vegetarian meals available.
Alcohol is NOT served on any domestic flight in India. It seems that until a few months ago these airlines used to serve unlimited liquor. This resulted in a number of nasty incidents created by drunken passengers. The govt promptly banned alcohol. Smoking is not permitted.
4. In sharp contrast to the sneering unhelpfulness of Indian Airlines (at least before these private airlines existed) both ground and cabin staff on these airlines were professional, courteous, and as helpful as possible. Jet Airways changed a ticket of mine 3 times cheerfully and with no charge. There is, however, a small cancellation fee.
5. On the major routes at least, it seems that all flights travel 100% full at all times! So, taking a chance on standby is probably not a good idea. Most airlines maintain a computerized waiting list. However, East-West does non-confirmed tickets on a first-come-first-serve basis. This can sometimes work to ones advantage.
On some 'full' flights you may see empty seats. The reason is that if the day is very hot, and the flight takes off in the afternoon when the air tends to thin out, the pilots can decide to fly at reduced load.
Well, that's it. Hope someone finds this information useful. I strongly urge people to fly these private airlines rather than the govt. owned Indian Airlines whose personnel tend to go on strikes.
The latest strike was due to a particularly sexist and unreasonable cause. It so happened that a flight attendant's base salary, due to seniority, exceeded that of the pilot. This pilot forcibly offloaded the FA and precipitated a strike by the pilots union.
Subject: Bombay airport.
From: pjohnson@leo.vsla.edu (K. Paul Johnson)
Date: 25 May 95
The Bombay airport is the most obnoxious place, bar none, I have ever seen in many years of travel. Con artists abound. Do not let anyone grab your bags, or you will soon be faced with a screaming person demanding $10 for carrying them 10 feet. Indian beggars don't meekly implore; they grab hold of you and won't let go for blocks. The city of Bombay is not very hospitable for travelers except those with lots of cash. Hotels are dirty and by Indian standards expensive.
My recommendation is to fly into New Delhi. It's far cleaner, easier to negotiate, better for sightseeing, and closer to attractive day-trip destinations. See Agra and Jaipur. In a couple of weeks, you could either head north to places like Simla to see the Himalayas, or south to the coast-- Goa if you like, or further south to Kerala or around Madras.
If you are in Madras, Pondicherry is definitely worth a side trip.
Subject: Carrying luggage.
From: ud877@freenet.Victoria.BC.CA (Susan Z. Martin)
Date: 8 Sep 95
Thought I'd add my two cents worth re: luggage in India. I travelled with a Mountain Equipment Co-op (for those of you familiar with MEC it should come as no surprise that it is the 'unofficial' flag of the Canadian traveller - many times I have walked up to tourists in the temple in the village I lived in and say 'What part of Canada are you from?' based only on that MEC logo) suitcase that converted into a pack (with straps that were kept in a zippered compartment the rest of the time). It's probably about 2 feet long and about 16 inches wide when fully 'stuffed.' I've taken it with me each trip to India but it is definitely not convenient. It - and everything larger than a lunchbox - is too big to fit anywhere on an Indian bus (luxury or regular) other than in the back luggage compartment or on the roof. You might think you could get things under the seat but inevitably they will have a metal support or bar at some angle or position that makes it impossible to shove your bag underneath. And the overhead luggage racks are a joke! I don't know what their point is at all - they are so shallow (about 8 inches) - that nothing bigger than a bottle of mineral water will fit in them.
Another added joy of these luggage racks are they are designed so that things fall out easily. Many times on a 'luxury' bus I have seen incidents of near homicide when, as the bus rounds a corner at excessive speed, someones battered but sturdy VIP hard-plastic luggage (I'm talking Indian person here) comes shooting out of the luggage rack and just about decapitates anyone in its path. I am joking about this but it is really quite serious as a 20 pound suitcase in the head can be painful and dangerous.
Train travel is much better - loads of room for luggage presuming of course that you make it there before your Indian compartment sharers or are lucky enough to be with a few businessmen rather than a family. I once sat in a compartment with a family from Jodhpur (father,mother,daughter and her baby) who had at least 13 items - boxes, chests, suitcases, bundles etc. They had been in Madras and I thought they had perhaps been living there - but they had only been visiting for a week. This is in stark contrast to your charmingly lightly burdened businessman who will carry another piece of that murderous hard-plastic luggage that will (if you should glimpse its contents) likely contain a couple of neatly folded shirts, a lungi (sarong like garment) for sleeping in (that he will skillfully put on over his trousers and then remove his trousers without revealing any flesh), an inflatable pillow, a sheet for covering the sticky vinyl sleeping bench and a neat toiletry kit.
Enough reminiscing about luggage in India. My advice is take what you've got but be fully prepared for it to be TOO big to go anywhere (even if it is tiny by your standards). If it has to go somewhere else than you on a bus try and get it in the back luggage compartment where it will be locked, dry and safe from overhanging trees and (hopefully) light fingers. I always get my luggage put in first (at the very deepest/back) hoping that any thieves will take someone elses stuff before they get to mine. And hang around the back of the bus till the bus leaves to make sure the luggage compartment is untampered with and properly locked.
Subject: Airplane companies travelling fro Europe to India.
From: <gkaleeswaran@VNET.IBM.COM>
Date: 18 May 95
Lufthansa flies to Madras, Bombay and Delhi from Frankfurt and their Madras route gives a lot of promotionals fares.
British Airways also flies all these 3 sectors from London
Delta flies Frankfurt to Delhi and Bombay
Check the prices of Tower Air. They originate in New York and you can geton at Amsterdam. They are the cheapest international airline. Begining June they will fly to Bombay twice a week and to Delhi twice a week. You may not get great Service but nobody can match their fares.
Rightnow they have a weekly flight
KLM flies to Delhi and Bombay
Air France flies to Delhi and Bombay. They are starting their Madras service soon.
Check Gulf Air. You may have to change planes in the middle east. But they have lots of flights to Bombay and Delhi from Middle East Gulf region
Check Emirates and Saudia. Again you might have to change flights in Middle East.
The cheapest fares might be on Tower Air, Gulf Air. If you want,try Tower immediately, as their 747's are always full and getting tickets is very difficult.
Of course Try Air India. They fly to London, Paris, Frankfurt , Rome, Amsterdam, Geneva
regards
Subject: Best buy on flying from Europe.
Date: 18 May 95
From: Raghu Bhat <raghu@ifib.uni-karlsruhe.de>
Hi mario - here is some infromation on travel to India from Europe. Might this help? This was saved from an earlier posting.
Recently, I posted an inquiry in the net for europe<->india travel agents.
I had less than a week between conception & actual travel.
The local, salzburg, agents quoted oeS 8100 (US$810) for munich<->bombay, mostly via london + tax ; no stopover in london permitted. One local agent had an Air India price Slz<-> Bombay for Us$857. The airlines - British airways had similar prices (a bit more); lufthansa was much higher (US$1140).
Received following response fromm the net
(1) From: Tobias Nipkow <nipkow@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
You could try Travel Overland here in Munich.
Tel: 089 27 27 60 Fax: 089 272 55 09 (better than by phone)
(2) Found this in a magazine found on austrian trains. Never called'em.
Indisches Fremdenverkehrsamt, Basler Str 48 D-60239 Frankfurt Ph (06) 069 235423 Fax (06) 069 234724
(3) We've got good deals from Alpha Centaur in Vienna.
Recent quote was something below AS 8,000.
Try calling them at 0222-587-3819 or 3820.
Fax 0222 587 3819 res 4036226 Telefax 586 2664 Sober Meledeth Opernring 1/E/231 A 1010 Wien, Austria
Peter
(4) I can give you the addresses of two travel agents inn Stuttgart (not very far from Salzburg, as you can see). Both of them concentrate on Package tours to India, but I guess, would be able to provide cheap tickets for FITs too.
Indoculture Tours, Bismarckplatz 1, Stuttgart Buch und Reise, Kauzenhecke 15, Stuttgart.
Never persued agents (2) & (4). (1) and (3) were both VERY professional and extremely helpful.
(3) had an offer for around US$780 + tax by AI from Salzburg. Their BA fare was about US$830 + tax.
Plus, the fare for the baby was 10% of official, about US $ 300. And, no stopover permitted.
The only difficulty with (3) was there was no convinient way for me to pay and pick up the tickets w/o making (an expensive) trip to wien just to pick up the tickets. They are in Wien and am in Salzburg.
I did everything over phone/fax with (1); faxed my request and gave my fax # to respond to. In half- hour she got back to me. She even suggested that I pay (cash) for the tickets, at their Munihc airport counter, when I board my flight. The price was DM 1036 Munich<->bombay, air france - about US$720 (incl tax). Baby fare was 10,. about US$70. Free stop over in paris (upto 3 days) - did not use this option. No charge for date change. No hastle. Paid for & picked up the tickets at the airport and an hour later I was off to india. Changed the return date w/o any problem. Air france service was great too; they helped me change outbound munich->paris flight to an ealrier time, again at NO cost. Interestingly, the same agent quoted a much higher fare by BA.
I recommend either agent (1) or (3). The key is to find an agent/airline/ price combination that meets your travel needs.
Subject: Bad experiences with Air India.
Date: 9 Jul 95
From: slob@twics.com (Mark Sloboda)
... ...
> Does somebody have bad experiences with Air India (amsterdam/delhi and perhaps
> further to bombay), otherwise I'll book a ticket with them.
>
> Please reply to PWeghorst@idr.iaf.nl
I wouldn't book with them. They are generally cheapest, but with good reason. I had an experience with them several years ago on a discount ticket from Hong Kong to New Delhi via Bangkok. On the way over the stewardess were rude and argumentive, and there was a cockroach in my food. On the way back, the flight was cancelled without any reason being given, and after 7 hours of being ignored at the airport we were given a hotel room and told to contact Air India the next morning for tickets. We came back at 10:00 (the posted opening time), and waited for 90 minutes for someone to show up. We were then WAITLISTED on a flight back to Hong Kong for that night. As I absolutely had to be back and couldn't take any chances, I took a large loss and booked Thai air. That evening, some of the people on our flight got onto their waitlisted flight, and I met them in Bangkok where we were both changing planes. Air India had forced them to go through customs, pick up their luggage and check in again for the ongoing flight to Hong Kong. Like I said, this was several years ago (1988) and India has changed, but I have learned from that that it is generally not a good idea to take the bargain basement airlines.
Good luck, and let me know if you go and found that the service has changed. I don't want to be badmouthing an airline that is no longer that bad.
Subject: Air India services.
Date: 7 Jul 95
From: Robin S Taylor
I had to reply to your post because I feel VERY strongly about Air India!!! I flew from Bombay to Delhi and then later from Delhi to Hong Kong. I would rate Air India as the very worst airline I have ever flown - worse than Royal Nepal!!! We spent 18 hours in the Delhi airport waiting for our flight to leave - they would not put us in a hotel (flight was scheduled to leave at 1 am, but there was fog) or give us food or water or even let us leave the airport !!!! Imagine a jumbo jet full of people!!! All the other Airlines put there passengers up in hotels. The air india officials just ran away and left us to suffer. VERY bad service and no recorse if you are unhappy - they don't care!!! I was also served tap water on the plane (the flight attendant said it was bottled - but then after drinking it I saw her fill the bottle from the tap - they had run out of bottled water but wouldn't tell anyone) and as a result I was sick with amoebic dysentery for 3 months.
Please do not fly AirIndia!!!!
Sincerely,
Subject: Air companies and advices on check-ins.
From: msriram@cis.ohio-state.edu (M G SriRam)
Date: 6 Jul 95
Until quite recently the only domestic airline available in India was the government-owned 'Indian Airlines' (IC). Now there exist a number of privately owned carriers. Between June 4 and June 25th I flew a number of these on major routes, Delhi(DEL), Bangalore(BLR), Madras(MAA), Bombay(BOM), and thought the following information may be useful to those planning to travel in India.
The major private carriers are East-West (4S), Damania (D2), NEPC, Modi-Luft, and Jet Airways (9W). Damania got bought up by NEPC a couple of weeks ago.
On the major routes, all these airlines fly Boeing 737-200, 737-300, and 737-400. They fly props on other routes, such as the Dornier.
My travel agent could not access any of these airlines on her Star-One(?) system. However, all of them appear on Easy-Sabre. I was able to look at schedules, make reservations and buy tix using my credit card, from compuserve. The tix are issued by an agency in Tyler, TX. My East-West airline ticket said 'Delta Airlines' on it.
In DEL and BOM the private airlines operate from a building separate from that used by Indian Airlines. In DEL, these two are a fair distance apart. When going to the airport you should be careful that your taxi drops you off at the right terminal.
Allow at least 2 hours to get onto your domestic flight in India. Free carts are easily available for baggage. The procedure is as follows.
a) All checked in baggage must be x-rayed and a 'security checked' sticker placed. At the airport, each airline has its own X-RAY machine. So, when you arrive at the airport, locate the machine for your airline, show your ticket to the operators and have your check-in baggage security checked.
b) Next, locate the check-in counter for your flight and stand in line. Glare at any passengers trying to jump ahead of you. At the counter they will weigh your baggage and try to charge you excess baggage, if it exceeds the limit (20 Kg = 44 lbs). If you are connecting to/from a flight to the US or Canada, however,tell them so and get a waiver.
At the check-in, get your seat assignment, boarding pass, and tags for ALL your hand baggage.
c) After getting your seat assignment and boarding pass, you have to go into a secure departure language. You may have to wait outside until invited to go through security check by an announcement. To enter this area you must show a boarding pass and be checked by a guard with a metal detector. The guard will stamp your boarding pass. There are separate lines for men and women. Simultaneously, your hand baggage goes through an x-ray machine. Once you enter this area you cannot leave.
d) After entering the secure lounge you must identify your checked-in luggage. To do this, exit the lounge through the tarmac door, point out your checked-in baggage to the airline official and get your boarding pass stamped. Now return to the lounge and wait for your flight to be called.
On international flights, Step (d) doesnt occur. However, they WILL confiscate all batteries, such as those in your walkman, before letting you into an international flight. I dont know if these get returned to you at the destination.
Photography is NOT permitted at airports in India.
On to the flights:
I flew 2 flights on East-West, 2 on Jet Airways, and 1 on Damania.
Some impressions now follow.
1. All of these airlines appear to be professionally run. The aircraft that I flew on appeared to be well-maintained. These airlines use some kind of nationwide CRS. Most large travel agencies can book you on any airline. You can pay using your credit card (VISA or MasterCard).
2. Jet Airways is generally regarded as the best of these airlines.
East-West has a reputation for unreliability. In fact one of my flights was 2.5 hours late. Damania recently won an award for in-flight service.<P>
3. All of these airlines gave excellent in-flight service and food, FAR superior to any US airline. Before take-off passengers are given candy, cotton wool for the ears, and cold towels (it was HOT in India!). Beverages follow and, depending on the time of day, breakfast, lunch or dinner. On my East_west morning flight from DEL to BLR they served dessert after a sumptuous breakfast. I didnt have room! On my Damania flight BLR-BOM they put starched linen cloths on tray tables before serving dinner. Before arrival, towels and towelettes are handed out.
On my delayed East_West flight BOM-MAA, they treated everyone to dinner at Bombay airport AND offered dinner when the flight took off! I even saw some passengers eating a second dinner!
BTW, they usually have vegetarian meals available.
Alcohol is NOT served on any domestic flight in India. It seems that until a few months ago these airlines used to serve unlimited liquor.
This resulted in a number of nasty incidents created by drunken passengers. The govt promptly banned alcohol. Smoking is not permitted.
4. In sharp contrast to the sneering unhelpfulness of Indian Airlines (at least before these private airlines existed) both ground and cabin staff on these airlines were professional, courteous, and as helpful as possible. Jet Airways changed a ticket of mine 3 times cheerfully and with no charge. There is, however, a small cancellation fee.
5. On the major routes at least, it seems that all flights travel 100% full at all times! So, taking a chance on standby is probably not a good idea. Most airlines maintain a computerized waiting list.
However, East-West does non-confirmed tickets on a first-come-first-serve basis. This can sometimes work to ones advantage.
On some 'full' flights you may see empty seats. The reason is that if the day is very hot, and the flight takes off in the afternoon when the air tends to thin out, the pilots can decide to fly at reduced load.
Well, that's it. Hope someone finds this information useful. I strongly urge people to fly these private airlines rather than the govt. owned Indian Airlines whose personnel tend to go on strikes.
The latest strike was due to a particularly sexist and unreasonable cause. It so happened that a flight attendant's base salary, due to seniority, exceeded that of the pilot. This pilot forcibly offloaded the FA and precipitated a strike by the pilots union.
Sriram
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