Monday 31 March 2014

Flying with Indigo

Except for Mumbai airport if you are a corporate traveler make sure you get the bunny rabbit sticker on your baggage tag when you check in.

This sticker is to fast track your luggage, something like Priority tag on Jet.


Flying with Indigo

While flying indigo airlines please do not sit at row 10 or the last few rows.

Trolley 1 ends servicing at row 10 and take up to 1 hour 20 mins to serve food which is pathetic if your flight is 1 hour 40 minutes (Mumbai - Delhi). If you ever get the seats mentioned have food before you sit in the flight.

Bon voyage! 

Sunday 16 March 2014

Full Service Airlines, India


After the embarrassing closure of Kingfisher Airlines, India is left with only 2 full fare airlines.

1. Air India
2. Jet Airways

We in India love bargains which is clear from the number of low fare airlines. Among the two full fare airlines mentioned above. Except for leg space there is nothing much to write about Air India.

Jet Airways gives some decent service which is at par with Indigo or slightly above.

I have been travelling a lot with Jet Airways lately; as most of the corporate(s) prefer to fly their executives with them. But, I cannot relate to Jet Airways as a full service airlines.

1. The food portions and good for a 10 year old.
2. They do not serve any soft drinks / mocktails.
3. Most of the food served is "Street Food" like Veg Noodles with Manchurian, Ragda Patties (Mumbai Steet Food), etc.
4. Planes are ageing. Which is evident from their upkeep.
5. In today's age they do not have any screens to watch movies, etc.

The only hope is Tata and Singapore Airlines tie up to fly in Indian skies. Lets hope and pray that it happens. At the moment it is stuck in red tape.

Olive Bistro, Cyberhub (Gurgaon, India)

Cyberhub, Gurgaon is the newest happening places in Gurgaon. This is a place which gives you temporary illusion of that you are not in India.

Olive Bistro is at the first floor. Since, nowadays people do not read beyond few lines I will not make my post very long. 

1. The place is really great. In winters if it is sunny you can sit outside and have your food and drinks.
2. Works out to be 600INR per person.
3. Great food - do try their mocktails they are good.

The place will not delight you in a way that you are stunned and amazed. But it is a great place to spend an evening with some good friends and good food.