Ammunition From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2002, 1064 posts, RR: 4 Posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1652 times:
speaking to my local travel agent, he informed me of a new airline starting up from birmingham to amritsar or delhi in november.
He mentioned it to be a possible charter flight, that it was a british company or at least uk based, would be once or twice per week, and that it was all ready to go, i.e. rights e.t.c all gained.
I am somewhat sceptical of new starters, especially after the controversy surrounding air slovakias uk-india route via slovakia, its advertisement campaign also seems to be somehwat missleading. (air slovakia due to fly from 29/6/03)
Ive searched on the net and have been unable to find any information.
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Englandair From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2000, 2228 posts, RR: 3 Reply 2, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1460 times:
Asia Express? I beleive the rumors envolved a leased B763....
Englandair From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2000, 2228 posts, RR: 3 Reply 4, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1359 times:
Monarch and Air 2000 currently serve Goa, India on a charter basis. I'm sure I read once (in a Lonely Plannet guide I think) that passengers on a charter flight to India must travel as part of a package (i.e including accomodation), so I doubt they're planning charters!
Jaysit From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1351 times:
"Does the current UK-India bi-lateral allow this?"
Isn't this immaterial?
You fly Emirates to Dubai and get on one of their daily flights to Birmingham or Manchester for less than what you pay to fly on AI or BA via London.
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18848 posts, RR: 54 Reply 6, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1294 times:
Certainly interesting, even if it doesn't materialise.
I've been to Amritsar (home of Sikhism's fundamental Golden Temple), but I'm wondering whether there would be sufficent year-round demand to warrant a once- or twice-weekly non-stop service to BHX. Naturally, this service would be of great importance to Sikhs living in or originating from the UK, but not tourists. The current option of reaching Amristar from the UK is via DEL (from LHR) or via TAS (from BHX).
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B747-437B From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 1273 times:
As long as they run the flights exclusively as charters with no sales in India or to Indian nationals (sales to Non-Resident Indians are permitted only as package tours) then the bilateral permits them to operate.
The demand is definitely there, (AI used to operate ATQ-SVO-BHX with the 707s) but the viability of a weekly route with restricted sales potential is questionable.
Bhxforever From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2001, 564 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1187 times:
I thought that some of the BHX Turkmenistan services were direct to Amritsar, with a stop in Askhabad, but then the same aircraft continued onto Amritsar?
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