That it is not possible to absorb the additional cost is not agreeable. Railways too are in this same country, and are running by the same fuel or electricity. The salaries and other overheads have gone up there too. But if they can manage without increasing fares, more so, slash carriage rates so well, why can't Airlines do the same? It is just a matter of management and being harsh with wastages! The staff are overpaid, the excess of staff doing nothing and roaming here and there. Further, in Railways there are many many ticketless travels inspite of which there is profit whereas in flights there are no ticketless travels. How can there be loss to airlines?
RE:Cannot Agree,
by SUNIL SINGAL on Jun 02, 2008 01:58 PM Permalink
Rightly said and compared with railways on issue of ticketless travel but on fuel cost issue both are not compareable as railway consume too less fuel per passenger per km when compared with air travel. It is true that airline staff are quite overpaid. Cost cutting should be initiated from this front rather passing on all the hike to customer
RE:RE:Cannot Agree,
by Abhilash Nair on Jun 02, 2008 02:59 PM Permalink
you are wrond pilots are paid more than 4L/month currently. a sr cabin crew gets around 65-70K
RE:RE:Cannot Agree,
by Abhishek Midya on Jun 02, 2008 03:09 PM Permalink
railways lalu has imposed several secret levy.. he has not increased fare but increased several charges. 1.enhancement reservation tax, 2.increasing of tatkal ticket [so no of normal ticket is lesser] 3. they do not permit break journey from this year. 4.making most of the train super fast. 5. increasing no of berth in two and three tier coaches [ this will enhance ur discomfort]
RE:Cannot Agree,
by Amit Khilnani on Jun 02, 2008 01:46 PM Permalink
Trains and planes run on the same fuel?? Dude, are you high in the noon?? There is no airline in India making money. If you have ideas to make an airline profitable why don't you try and convey it to them. They'll pay you millions coz u'll be the only one with such an idea.
Going forward we have to see some airlines shutting shop.
RE:Cannot Agree,
by Subhendu Mukherjee on Jun 02, 2008 01:53 PM Permalink
Well all said and done the fact of the matter is airline travel is becoming so costly that in few months time it would become unaffordable for the so called common man to travel by air.Airline industry is very good in passing on any additinal cost to customers but they need to look at there own operational cost as well. Ultimately they would lose on passenger growth and Airline industry as a whole will be in ropes.
RE:Cannot Agree,
by Abhilash Nair on Jun 02, 2008 02:57 PM Permalink
a flight from delhi to mumbai flying cost will be around 5L, as a train is much lesser than that with much bigger capacity
