[Assam] From ToI--India has three of world's worst
Krishnendu Chakraborty
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Sun Feb 1 16:26:31 PST 2009
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> 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?> >
> >
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