Flying the same airlines between two foreign destinations has been a more pleasurable experience than flying from India to a foreign country? It's not just a feeling, but a reality.
Here is the unspoken truth: Foreign airlines don't deploy to India their best aircraft from hubs like Dubai, Singapore, Frankfurt and Brussels. The India-leg of a long-haul route always has planes which have been in service for a few years.
Passengers travelling from the US or Australia perceive a change in quality of amenities and service inside a flight the moment they change over at a hub like Frankfurt, Dubai or Singapore. Says P Usha, who travelled to London recently, "The aircraft from London to Dubai had the best in entertainment, good reading lights, seats and other amenities. Things turned a little drab on the aircraft from Dubai to India. Seats were slightly worn out and plastic fixtures were yellowing due to overuse."
Air Passengers Association of India national president D Sudhakara Reddy echoes the sentiment. "I have experienced this when I flew recently. Every airline is doing this. Our airports do not bother to encourage airlines to bring their best planes on the India-leg of long-haul routes. This may also be because of a lack of load and airlines do not want to use a new and bigger plane for fear of flying with empty seats," said Reddy.
Passengers from India are able to fly on board A380 from Dubai to London. But they do not get the luxury on the UAE-India route. A bigger plane like that can seat passengers or a B747 400 that can seat passengers cannot be flown into Chennai because it may end up blocking the taxiway or runway. Though the Airports Authority of India claims that Chennai airport can handle an A380, sources said that other operations would have to be brought to a halt till the aircraft lands and is brought to the parking bay
Airlines say that seat limitations mentioned in bilateral agreements between India and other countries, shoddy airside infrastructure at many of Indian airports including Chennai and shortage of passengers are the reasons for them not operating new planes to airports in India other than Delhi which is a VIP destination.
A380 and are fuel efficient and can carry more passengers. However, airlines are also not able to fly them to a few airports in India including Chennai because of bilateral agreements.
"The bilateral agreements signed between India and other countries are designed to protect Air India. The number of seats a foreign airline and an Indian airline can sell on a route is fixed. This prevents airlines from using a high-capacity aircraft," said an airline official.
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