We are planning a vacation to Kolkata and Delhi to be with my younger son for a few days. Have been therefore going through portals and sites checking for the best deal! It seems we should be able to manage a good deal, hopefully. We no longer take the train as its too cumbersome for my wife as she suffers from vericose veins and finds it difficult to sit for long streches.
Which brings me to an ad I am seeing in newspapers these days. You know its election year, when various ministries start putting out full page ads glorifying respective ministers. Similarly our civil aviation minister is sparing no efforts to get mileage! Yes, theres been a marked change from a single national airline ( Air India / Indian Airlines) to Jet Airways to the newer ones.
However just giving licenses to airlines is not the solution. Our minister should look at the fuel thats airlines are burning (wasting) while waiting to land, the pathetic infrastructure at airports, the state of our ATC, our safety norms and then claim credit. However our minister / ministry doesn't mind wasting money on full page ads to glorify themselves.
I prefer flying a full service carrier especially for Kolkata / Delhi as its more comfortable and I don't waste money buying food on board. My wife especially is looking forward to visiting Delhi as we will be with our son after nearly a year.
Let me now get back to searching for good deals!
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