Now that Air India is privately owned, the airline is trying to become more premium. This is a gradual process, as the Star Alliance carrier retrofits its existing aircraft, takes delivery of new aircraft, and merges several airline brands.
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Its a step in the right direction but I still prefer Amrickan Airlines for their impeccable service, amenity kits and especially AAngels which makes be feel like the Pakistani Charlies Angel guy.
Maybe these are old DL kits found in the bellies of the 777s they bought from DL. They just scraped the logos off the seats - may be same idea with these “lavish” new kits….
Not sure if it's just me, but flew JAL F recently and got the last of their hard case amenity kits (on the return journey got their new soft one).
It's either my luck or that they just don't make them that great, but every hard case amenity kit I've gotten, I've found the zipper to just not run smoothly, which is an annoyance if you're planning to reuse.
One that I've continued to use even till today is a small but efficient one from CX that was offered years back - zipper works great, I know what I can pack inside, compact enough to fit into backpacks.
I admit that hard case design looks great - but not quite sure about practicality.
Did they find these inside the ex-DL aircraft they acquired? Even with fancy PJs and Tumi kits, I'd never fly this airline.
The finest airline in the subcontinent has to be Bangladesh Biman. They are top notch when compared to others in the region....
1) Tumi stuff is ugly and rubbish 2) Nothing will get me to fly that dirty filthy unreliable low quality airline.
no, I think SriLankan is better when compared to the other airlines in the region
Funny that they just announced this. I flew JFK-BOM in F on Air India a few weeks ago and received the Tumi PJs and amenity kit. Pretty decent!
Air India is going to be measured by 1. On time flights (specially long distance flights) 2. Condition of interior, seats, entertainment systems etc. and 3. Attitude of the inflight crew. All other things are noise at this time. I am really hoping the turned around is quick as my father worked for Air India for a very long time.
Air India is going to be measured by 1. On time flights (specially long distance flights) 2. Condition of interior, seats, entertainment systems etc. and 3. Attitude of the inflight crew. All other things are noise at this time. I am really hoping the turned around is quick as my father worked for Air India for a very long time.
For people making fun of AI getting it from Delta.
I'd take this kit over Delta's current 'woke green washed' kit any day.
All i can say is that some of your readers above are completely ignorant & are judging Air India without even flying with them.
I have recently flown twice with them & their services are close to the best there is out there.
I would pick them over most European & American carriers hands down.
How about focusing on the quality of the food, reclining seats with keg rest in all classes and increase the size of the toilets ? In all honesty, no one uses the products in these amenity kits they provide.
Will that stop fliers from urinating on fellow passengers as that seems to be the norm on air India. How about eradicating roach infestation and bed bugs.
Are the racist bigots on this blog actually concerned that AI will improve its services and experiences for passengers or that they can't say the same for the US and EU airlines - in the rare instance that they are not on strike in case of the latter.
If you want to throw money at it you can avail of those things like it was in past. Air travel has become more affordable than before and it’s affordable because much of things you mention are considered luxury and not requested by economy class travelers.
The atttitude of the crew also depends on how the crew is treated By passengers. Many forget that primary job of the crew is safety and that they are no their hired help to cater to them for every minor need like cold water etc. by ringing the button every 30min. Passengers can avail those by walking to end of aisle and get those. For those concerned about elderly parents traveling have them book first class so that the crew can cater to them better.
This is an old Delta knock off, when will airlines stop using TUMI it is old, they look identical
What a stupid comment. Like I posted earlier, I'd take this over Delta's current one.
And if you think TUMI is old and look identical, I guess you're too ignorant to realize 4 airlines actually used the old and identical Rimowa cases.
I find it interesting that so many avgeeks are in general vile & nasty people. That being said, with Air India's order for so many new aircraft things will feel different aboard. They are investing heavily in Air India & things will change. Really.
Air India seems to be copying Delta a lot lately. I hope they become a viable competitor to the ME3 and all the great flag carriers of the Asia Pacific region.
Does anyone know how they are rolling these out in terms of routes? I am flying Delhi to London Heathrow on 12 April - can I expect the new pyjamas/amenity kits etc or is it not as simple as that?
I came today morning from Delhi to Toronto with my daughter in business class . No body give us timi pajaama set . They should give everyone