WELCOME ABOARD: Jet Airways GEO
Mr Abdulrahman
al Busaidy with
Mr Abdulrahman
al Busaidy with
Ami Goenkar President Prasann Sheldenkar(R), members
Anand Kenkare(2L) and Dr Pravin Kharangate(L)
on April 6, 2010.
Anand Kenkare(2L) and Dr Pravin Kharangate(L)
on April 6, 2010.
Welcome, You're on the Flight to Goa!
Who doesn't want to travel to Goa. "Even my son want to go there...,"
acknowledges Jet Airways GEO Mr Abdulrahman Al Busaidy, an Omani
national who holds a highest executive position at India’s
most preferred airline. "But the problem is very small
numbers -- not enough digits to make the direct
flight commercially viable," lamented Mr Abdulrahman.
flight commercially viable," lamented Mr Abdulrahman.
“Only around 10,000 Goans (no tourists included) have traveled to
Goa and back on different airlines in 2009,” he said, showing
a datasheet complied by the airline’s research team.
Goa and back on different airlines in 2009,” he said, showing
a datasheet complied by the airline’s research team.
However, direct or non-direct, when it comes to Goa these numbers have
little value per se. From decades millions have travelled to Goa
from afar enduring extraordinary hardship with great spirit --
see: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52146563316,
-- and have been travelling, of course with an
exception to Alabama 3, who ain't goin' to Goa now.
Well aware of this allure of Goa, he said, he's looking at it
holistically and is weighing up the following options:
* Re-routing/starting one of its plane from another country
with a Muscat stopover. < ??? - MCT - GOA >
Our guess is that it will be Bahrain, from where
8,500 Goans have travelled in 2009.
* Altering the current timings of 9W flights so we don't miss nor waste much time at the Mumbai airport. < MCT - BOM ± BOM - GOI >
* Exploring the possibilities of extending flight to Goa from one of
its hubs in India. < MCT - ??? - GOA >. Although Indian
customs law forbids pvt carriers from doing this?
So ladies and gentlemen, the Captain has turned on the Fasten Seat
Belt sign. Please fasten your seat belt and sit tight...
We are in priority for take-off. If you have any
questions about our discussion, please don't
hesitate to ask the meeting attendees. Thank you.
It was a fruitfull meeting with the GEO of jet Airways with a coordial exchange of various possible propositions.As I earlier said well begun is half done. Thanks to Mr.Samba Sawant our vibrant Gerneral Secretary for the Check-in arrangement to board 9W. Hope our efforts bear fruits in the near future.Lets venture different skies so that our destination `Goa` is made possible.
ReplyDeleteKudos for good work and nice write ups. Hope you'll get your much deserved flight soon.
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