Air India - Whoops

...almost.

It seems that the Indian government cannot let the carrier die.

They actually have a 787 which has not flown for a year or more, because they have been borrowing parts from it. A 787. The most advanced and efficient airliner in the world.
 
It's not like there is a US flag carrier that hasn't screwed up similarly.
 
If that constitutes news, American Airlines should have their own news channel.
 
Stewartb said:
If that constitutes news, American Airlines should have their own news channel.
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Pretty much what I was thinking, there is nothing news worthy about an airline not have a crew available for a scheduled flight.
 
Henning said:
Pretty much what I was thinking, there is nothing news worthy about an airline not have a crew available for a scheduled flight.
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They just say its 'weather related' and cancel the flight.
 
weilke said:
They just say its 'weather related' and cancel the flight.
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Problem is that now, people can instantly check the Wx world wide on their phone and call the airline on it if they are bluffing.
 
No, they just say the crew has 'timed out' and cancel the flight. Leaving me to rent a car and drive from Houston to Wichita to be at home to watch my sick kid so that my wife can go to work...
 
AdamZ said:
Problem is that now, people can instantly check the Wx world wide on their phone and call the airline on it if they are bluffing.
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You tell them that weather in chicago is good they just claim that there is a thunderstorm in Kansas City. Whatever lie it takes to get out of having to pay your hotel.
 
Henning said:
It's not like there is a US flag carrier that hasn't screwed up similarly.
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From my experience, AI is way, way, way worse. Not Air Egypt bad, but pretty darn bad.

I've got about 200k miles with them and it wasn't because I was loving their service. You really cannot beat their pricing or scheduling (when on time!), but have to be prepared for the BS you're going to put up with in exchange.
 
Funny story if you're interested.

I was in India for about two weeks, and ready to come home. I am very easy when it comes to food, very flexible, and no problems abroad. But after a few weeks of only Indian food, I'm ready for some good stuff.

I'm on the plane home (Air India Delhi-Chicago direct). The meal comes, and I am surprisingly pleased...before me was a plain salad. No curry, no peppers, no spices, just a plain salad. Lettuce, carrots, two small tomatoes, and a green bean on top. Awesome! Is that a little weird that they put a green bean on top of the salad? Not at all. It's India.

I pick up my fork and the first thing I did was pop that green bean in my mouth, munched it up, and swallowed it. Wait for it, now. 5...4...3...2...1...oh, $h!t...that was NOT a green bean! That was a raw, green chili pepper, cut on the ends, that looked exactly like a green bean. This is not good.

Two hours of tears. Hot, burning tears. Along with some stomach noises and discomfort. It was not one of my best moments.
 
I remember when I was in college and a new Szechuan restaurant opened up. Now, I had this sort of food before and one roommate and I ate there and I warned him to stay away from the peppers. We brought some back in one of those cardboard boxes. My other roommate picks up the container and asked what it was and I said stuff from the new chinese restaurant. He reaches in with his fingers and picks up one of the peppers and before I can say anything in warning pops it into his mouth. My other roommate and I start to laugh hysterically. He's giving us the "what the hell is so funny look" when his eyes suddenly bulge out and he heads for the kitchen.

I learned long ago on ANA to take the lead of the Japanese business men sitting around me and take the American choice on the entree.

One breakfast listed a variety of things including a raw egg. Now I assumed that the raw egg would have been served in an obvious way, but the tray came with lots of little boxes of fish and rice and things and rolling around on the side, still in the shell, was my egg.

I was going to ask but I decided to just mix it in with the rice.
 
weilke said:
They just say its 'weather related' and cancel the flight.
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What's worse, when American Airlines did that to me, they did not pay for my hotel.
 
flyingron said:
I remember when I was in college and a new Szechuan restaurant opened up. Now, I had this sort of food before and one roommate and I ate there and I warned him to stay away from the peppers. We brought some back in one of those cardboard boxes. My other roommate picks up the container and asked what it was and I said stuff from the new chinese restaurant. He reaches in with his fingers and picks up one of the peppers and before I can say anything in warning pops it into his mouth. My other roommate and I start to laugh hysterically. He's giving us the "what the hell is so funny look" when his eyes suddenly bulge out and he heads for the kitchen.



I learned long ago on ANA to take the lead of the Japanese business men sitting around me and take the American choice on the entree.



One breakfast listed a variety of things including a raw egg. Now I assumed that the raw egg would have been served in an obvious way, but the tray came with lots of little boxes of fish and rice and things and rolling around on the side, still in the shell, was my egg.



I was going to ask but I decided to just mix it in with the rice.
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ANA has been good to me. Food can get odd, but not too bad. Better than some others. I agree though...when unsure, take the western meal!
 
zaitcev said:
What's worse, when American Airlines did that to me, they did not pay for my hotel.
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They are not required to pay for the hotel if the cancelation is due to weather. I believe if it is a mechanical issue,they pay for the hotel
 
zaitcev said:
What's worse, when American Airlines did that to me, they did not pay for my hotel.
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Correct. If it is their screwup by not having a crew or aircraft available, they pay for the hotel. If they claim it is 'weather related' even though it is blue sky and sunshine at ORD, they dont pay.
 
TheTraveler said:
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I pick up my fork and the first thing I did was pop that green bean in my mouth, munched it up, and swallowed it. Wait for it, now. 5...4...3...2...1...oh, $h!t...that was NOT a green bean! That was a raw, green chili pepper, cut on the ends, that looked exactly like a green bean. This is not good.

Two hours of tears. Hot, burning tears. Along with some stomach noises and discomfort. It was not one of my best moments.
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Lightweight :D
 
On my job in Turkey, my boss spent 3 days of meals setting up a prank. The Turkish apparently like grilled vegetables and meats quite a bit, and I'd finish off the meat first and usually leave the veggies. My boss would say semi-sarcastically, "eat your peppers." - of course, they were mostly bell peppers in various shapes and sizes and forms. I don't eat peppers very often either, and some small ones were verymild too.

And then at the first meeting dinner. "Eat your peppers". Without even thinking about it, I just popped the thing into my mouth. :mad3: I nearly died, I can barely handle a bag of hot cheetos much less an honest to god pepper.

And then, about a week later, eating at a northern Turkish cuisine place...
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Note the dish of peppers ^==== Right here ==== ^. See those tiny green ones? Yeah. He offers them to me and says "eat your peppers!" in a way that convinces me that he's just trying to get me again. He tells me they aren't hot. I tell him to prove it, and he takes one whole and just pops it in his mouth and looks at me with a straight face. No sweat, no red face, nothing. I forgot he'd grown up in Texas. So I took the bait, literally. Bit the end off the pepper and smiled, then stopped. Enter 30 minutes of the worst mouth pain I'd ever endured, even worse than last time. My middle name must be gullible. I kept sipping on the Coke to relieve the pain but it would only go away for maybe 1.5 seconds between sips so I was telling him off between sips.
 
overdrive148 said:
. So I took the bait, literally. Bit the end off the pepper and smiled, then stopped. Enter 30 minutes of the worst mouth pain I'd ever endured, even worse than last time. My middle name must be gullible. I kept sipping on the Coke to relieve the pain but it would only go away for maybe 1.5 seconds between sips so I was telling him off between sips.
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Coke or anything carbonated is the worst thing to drink. Water will help, milk is the best drink to get rid of the pain inducing oils.

Sorry, I still have to :rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
Zeldman said:
Coke or anything carbonated is the worst thing to drink. Water will help, milk is the best drink to get rid of the pain inducing oils.

Sorry, I still have to :rofl::rofl::rofl:
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A hazing incident in High School involved the upper class feeding the freshmen red hot peppers. Their first Vic ate the bag like they were M&M's. Spoiled the value of the haze and saved the rest of us. Hazing for the year pretty much ended that day.
 
ANA is on my "do not fly" list. 3 legs a couple years ago where my knees were jammed into the seat in front of me, before that person even thought about reclining. Took a month for my knees to quit hurting.

Now, hot food? I remember some chicken curry in London back in 1978 that should have set off the local fire alarm. I like curry, but in moderation. That was NOT in moderation.
 
Zeldman said:
Coke or anything carbonated is the worst thing to drink. Water will help, milk is the best drink to get rid of the pain inducing oils.

Sorry, I still have to :rofl::rofl::rofl:
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I know! Something to do with the oil or..something, but I had water and coke and I tried both and the coke actually stopped the burning...for a bit. The water felt like it made it way hotter!

Note the cheese dish in the middle of the table. It's like butter and cheese melted together until bubbling and served. Tradition is that you have to finish off the cheese before it cools and hardens. Well, my boss told me that it'd probably get the oil off my tongue and I tried it. Bubbling hot cheese + already burning mouth...

Although I think he was being honest when he said that but that actually crossed the border into paintown! The water was having no effect and made it feel worse. The coke completely quenched the flames long enough for me to spit out a few words :rofl:
 
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