Posts Tagged ‘Low Cost Airline India’

Kingfisher Airlines

Kingfisher is one of those airlines which live by the notion of ‘Living it up’. It is not for nothing that Dr. Vijay Mallya, its owner, is called the ‘King of good times’. Kingfisher is truly an airline that lives up to its image. It delivers great on- time performance, great service and the little frills that really matter when one does not mind paying a wee bit more for a great flying experience.

It would be wrong to think that Kingfisher is a low- cost airline; because it is certainly not. Economy seats too are not exactly in the low- cost range considering the dirt- cheap tickets doled out by ‘no- frills’ airlines flying domestic routes in the country. But it certainly delivers. Seats are very comfortable and there’s enough legroom for everyone. The ground staff and the cabin crew are extremely friendly, polite and helpful. They work really hard to impress the fliers and the effort shows through when each flier is greeted by their names during landing. The food quality is one of the best in India. What’s more it’s free! Beverages are offered more than once during flights and there are choices of meals one can choose from. It is a pleasure for people who love Indian food to have such great meals on flights. The in- flight entertainment system is great too, with a good choice of channels, films and documentaries being offered.

Overall, Kingfisher is one of the best ways to fly in India.

Go Air

Go Air is a low- cost airline which was started as the answer to the middle class’s travelling problems. Low- cost it is but whether or not it has actually eased the problems of people is a different story altogether.

Go Air belongs to the Wadia family, which is one of the Bombay Dyeing fame. They have managed to create an airline which offers the cheapest tickets to any given location and great services to boot. Go Air definitely wins hands- down when it come to prices of tickets. The services are quite good too. Staff at check- in counters has been trained to be polite and respectful to customers, which is something that cannot be honestly said about other airlines in India doing the domestic routes. Flight attendants too are extremely polite and smartly- dressed, which makes travelling with this airlines all the more pleasurable. The truth about flying in India is that most people using flights frequently look for nothing other than polite behaviour from ground and flight attendants. They are not looking for free food or beverages (as some airlines like to believe), but a flight that is pleasant and uneventful. Go Air gives it to them and that is the reason it is winning awards and accolades.

A complaint made about Go Air is that it frequently delays flights; but that is something that is decreasing day by day. Also, its official website could do with a revamp with an easier user interface and options for payment with a foreign credit card.