[Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff.

[Ram Dhar]

Chandanda, 
 
It's from official Delhi Airport website. http://www.newdelhiairport.in/page.asp?id=photo-gallery.asp
 
Couple of times last year , I flew to Cal from Del  from Delhi domestic airport,  looked at the pics again...infact I was in one of the departure terminals.. they are real after the  facelift :-)  
 
  I may be wrong - are there 2 domestic terminals there ? Gauhati flt orginates from a  different terminal  ???not sure, and most likely that other terminal didn't get the makeover yet.
 
Toilets in Delhi domestic airport  lounge looked new to me , air freshner et al and was clean, there was a attendent/janitor inside  standing with a wash cloth and a mop    !  Also a volvo bus ( nice n clean ) took us to  aircraft ! Flying  Kingfisher was a pleasure after travelling by  continental from USA  ! Pls try Kingfisher if you haven't already :-) 
My cousin was telling me  ,for work he takes  shuttle service to BOM from Del twice a week. Once Kingfisher was  2hrs behind schedule for technical reasons, , Mr Vijay Mallay probably in transit in Delhi  came to know about it and personally boarded the aircraft just before  they were ready to fly .....picked up the intercom and apologized to each passenger for the delay , not only that Kingfisher sent out a posted "we are sorry" letter .  I have found Kingfisher even better then Jet Airways ! 
 
 
You are absolutely correct ,  it's an utter chaos outside delhi  airport , specially leading to  the entrance. 
 
ta ta
RD
 
 
 
 
> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:11:24 -0600> To: assam at assamnet.org> From: cmahanta at charter.net> Subject: Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff.> > Ram:> > >http://www.newdelhiairport.in/page.asp?id=photo-gallery.asp> > > Are these photos from Delhi airport?> > We were there at the arrivals terminal as late as > October of last year. It is nothing like these > pictures depict.> > I was also there, at the arrivals and departures > building in January last year. And the departure > building wasn't like that either. But the real > fun at the departures building is OUTSIDE. The > traffic is nightmarish. It took us for ever to > get to the passenger drop off area from the > entry gate area. And the lines outside was > hellish. People, young and old, able and wheel > chaired, with push-cart loads of luggage jostling > around trying to enter the three doorways, with > no directions from anybody and being turned away > by security guards for coming to the wrong door > and so forth.> > > > > > > > > > > > At 1:51 PM -0500 1/11/08, Ram Dhar wrote:> >Dada,> >> >where these pics are from !!!photoshop copy and paste , LOL !!! just kidding> >> >http://www.newdelhiairport.in/page.asp?id=photo-gallery.asp> >> >> >Fog delays in Delhi-> >> >Instrument Landing Systems is there .> >> >a. CAT III A trained pilots, or pilots who are > >trained to take off and land at airports that > >have a visibility of over 200 metres> >b. CAT III B trained pilots can land in visibility of above 50 metres.> >> >Per news report , Indian carriers lack enough > >CAT III pilots , less then 50 % pilots in India > >are CAT III compliant to take on Delhi's winter > >fog.> >Directorate General of Civil Aviation are now > >making it mandatory to have the carriers comply > >this, it costs Rs 4-5 lakhs to train each pilot > >for CAT III. > >> >You will be lucky to land in Delhi per schedule > >, 30 mins-1 hr delay during peak hrs is common > >in domestic sector.> >2nd runway in Delhi is not operational yet , > >construction is in progress. The addition of > >new rapid exit taxiways and link taxiways is > >also expected to cut down flight delays to a > >large extent so when thats done it will ease up > >landing and take offs . These days every > >minute a plane either lands or takes off from > >Delhi . You may have noticed that in Delhi .> >> >Happy Landing and take off next time !!> >take care :-)> >> >> >> >> >*****************************************************************> >> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:14:50 -0600> From: > >>assamrs at gmail.com> To: assam at assamnet.org> > >>Subject: Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano > >>stuff.> > Ram> > That link to Delhi airport - > >>its nothing like what we saw on Dec 27th (for > >>a> few hours) on the way to Guwahati.> > While > >>we were picking up the baggage, I did make the > >>customary trip to the> restroom. They had > >>Kohler fitting and were comparitively nicer.> > > >>Btw: Does anyone know why Delhi always seems to > >>a have a problem with> flights in the winter > >>fog? I thought they were all now equipped with > >>ILS> (Instrument Landing Systems).> > > >>--Ram> > > On 1/11/08, Ram Dhar > >><ramdhar at hotmail.com> wrote:> >> >> > Tell me > >>what is not expensive these days in Indian > >>Metros :-)> >> > Delhi prices have gone up as > >>much as 40% in 5 star hotels in the last 2> > > >>years . Bcoz of room shortages and high prices > >>I read recently many> > international tour > >>operators are now bypassig Delhi and Bombay . > >>Rajasthan,> > Kerala, Goa are popular for the > >>tour operators .> >> > Approx 30,000 additional > >>hotel rooms will be required in the city of> > > >>Delhi and the NCR to meet the requirement of > >>Commonwealth Games 2010. Read> > it in > >>newspapers that 5 years tax holiday for budget > >>and luxury hotels> > announced to promote > >>investment in hotel sector.> >> >> > In > >>calcutta if u book ahead of time , oberoi grand > >>/Taj Bengal rooms can> > be booked for 145 - > >>170 dollars/nite. Both very good hotels. Food > >>and> > service in both Taj Bengal /Oberoi > >>..simply superb ! Peerless Inn near> > oberoi > >>hotel is also pretty reaonable and good. It was > >>around Rs 3000/nite> > few years back.They have > >>a great restaurant, Aheli ...bengali thali > >>there> > is out of the world !! Location is > >>also great as one can just walk around> > there > >>do all the shopping in maidan area.> >> > > >>Calcutta International airport - it's in a bad > >>shape ...do u know there> > are two unions > >>among porters there ....one backed by red > >>brigade and one by> > Mamatas .......so lets > >>stop the discussion here .....only place you > >>will get> > hot tea/coffee after late nite > >>arrival is Jyoti Basus house in saltlake> > > >>...coz the coffee shops and restaurant are all > >>closed between 10 pm and 6 AM> > (atleast last > >>time I was there in 2006) !> >> > Lets hope > >>Intl/domestic airports in Delhi-Bombay > >>(facelift and additional> > runways et al) are > >>completed per schedule by 2010 ...it's an eye > >>sore and> > torture to go to these airports --> > >>two classic examples of INDIA GROWING> > BUT > >>NOT SHOWING.> >> > Something really good > >>happening to Bl're atlast, see the status , > >>photos> > of the new Bangalore airport > >>:> >> >> > > >>http://www.bialairport.com/project_pictures.htm?cid=leftnavigation&ses=bial> >> >> > > >>$US 1.3 Billion being spent for Delhi Airport > >>upgrade -> >> >> > > >>http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1171837303.html> >> > > >>work progress status -> >> > > >>http://www.newdelhiairport.in/> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >>Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:09:29 -0600> From: > >>assamrs at gmail.com> To:> > assam at assamnet.org> > >>Subject: Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano > >>stuff> >> > Just a few points.> > The Airport > >>Hotel in Kolkata is under contruction. We> > > >>did get to stay in the> Senator (Camay street). > >>Pretty good. Rs7500 +luxury> > tax. Airport > >>pickup/drop> is about 1600.> > The biggest > >>hotel scams are in> > Delhi though. Last year > >>we stayed at the the> JP Vasan International > >>(near> > the airport). They charge about 13,000 > >>+ lux.> tax. For that price, one> > would > >>expect a great room. The room was ok -> nothing > >>to write home about.> > The hotel has a great > >>foyer, great> complementary breakfast > >>though.> > A> > great hotel for its price was > >>the Swagatham Beach Hotel in Kovalam. We > >>got>> > a suite with a balcony overlooking the > >>sea for 4500 per night. B'fast>> > > >>complementary.> > I find that hotels in > >>Delhi/Mumbai are simply overrated> > and over > >>priced.> > --Ram> > > > > On 1/11/08, Chan > >>Mahanta <> > cmahanta at charter.net> > >>wrote:> >> >> > > >BTW, how about comparing the > >>Star> > hotels ... the> > >hotel in Orlando > >>(HOJO) is a 2 star hotel as rated > >>by> >> > >AAA> >> >> >> > **** How about > >>it?> >> > Should that define the general> > > >>standard of hotels and motels across> > the > >>USA? Incidentally HOJO is owned> > by desis if > >>I am not mistaken.> > That might explain it > >>:-). BTW, did you> > report it to AAA? It > >>does> > make a difference. Once I was getting > >>the> > run-around on the published> > sale > >>price and what I was being charged for a> > > >>room at a national> > chain rated by AAA. I > >>paid but told the hotel clerk> > that I am > >>going> > straight to AAA about it. Shortly > >>thereafter I got a call> > in my> > room, with > >>apologies, and a refund.> >> > I won't try to > >>compare> > the US quality of motels and hotels > >>with> > Indian ones. It will not be fair> > to > >>do so. But when an Indian hotel> > charges > >>prices like US hotels, you> > would expect it , > >>at the very> > least, to have similar > >>amenities, even> > though it could reasonably > >>be> > argued that that they ought to be much> > > >>better, considering what that> > amount of > >>Rupees can buy in the local> > > >>marketplace.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > At > >>8:07 AM -0800 1/11/08,> > Krishnendu > >>Chakraborty wrote:> > >The question of > >>comparision does not arise> > because > >>you> > >DO NOT find a $30 hotel in major US > >>city that too near> >> > >airport. To compare > >>you will first need to find one> > >such > >>hotel> > >> >> > >BTW, how about comparing the > >>Star hotels ... the> > >hotel in Orlando> > > >>(HOJO) is a 2 star hotel as rated > >>by> > >AAA> > >> > >> > >>>To compare the> > > >>quality of $ 30 hotels in the USA> > >>>where > >>the minimum> > >>>wage is $> > 6.55 per hour > >>with those in India for the> > >>>same amount > >>is> > >>>quite> > an interesting > >>tactic.> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >At > >>6:57 AM -0800 1/11/08, Krishnendu > >>Chakraborty> >> > >wrote:> > >>Chennai airport > >>is definitely great and so is > >>Mumbai> >> > >>Domestic (not international) > >>which was upgraded about> > >>2 years > >>back.>> > > >>> > >>In Cal airport, the airport > >>condition is definitely> > >>not upto> > mark > >>and even locals do not venture out > >>at> > >>night. You took a risk> > venturing out > >>even in Pre-Paid> > >>taxi.> > >>> > >>As far > >>as the hotel> > goes, for $30 a night (INR > >>1200)> > >>you cannot even expect a "Gohali" > >>in> > ANY major city> > >in> > >>US and Bed > >>Bugs are common in Luxury hotels in> > > >>NY> > >>too.> > >>Just check travelocity and > >>you will see how the Star> >> > >>hotels fare > >>in US.> > >>> > >>My experience a couple of > >>years back in a> > Hojo in> > >>Orlando was > >>unclean room, leaking toilet > >>ceiling.> > >>When> > complained to Hojo the > >>response was ..... our> > >>hotels are operated > >>by> > local frainchise and we > >>have> > >no> > >>control > >>!!> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> >> > >____________________________________________________________________________________>> > > >Be > >>a better friend, newshound, and> > >know-it-all > >>with Yahoo! 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