AIR SAHARA to KLIA

[kandiah k 0]

Just checked in amadeus.net that Air Sahara would soon start services to Kuala Lumpur International Airport beginning

middle of the year. The flight will be operated by a B737 on the Delhi-Kuala Lumpur-Singapore-Delhi route. The flight will be operated daily and timings are as follows :-

 

 

DEL 2230 S2 81

KUL 0610

KUL 0710 S2 81 / S2 82

SIN 0805

SIN 0910 S2 82

DEL 1210

 

Good news for KLIA, only hope that they dont pull out last minute like AY (FINNAIR) did.

 

 

[Pieter C. 5]

Guys,

 

That means another early rise at the (Oscar) Hotel

 

It's getting busy with airlines plying the India-KUL/SIN route

[Seth K 3]

Indian's airlines love morning rush hour

Btw, isn't Jet* fly to KUL next month?

Edited February 22, 2007 by Seth K

[Andrew Ong 1]

Another Indian carrier goes to KUL

 

How many Indian carriers operate in KUL now? (just want to know)

[Andrew Ong 1]

Btw, isn't Jet* fly to KUL next month?

 

I think so

 

[kandiah k 0]

Jet* or Jet Star Airways of Australia will begin services into KUL on sEpt 9th 2007 on the SYD-KUL-SYD route.

 

No idea why the Indian carriers love the morning rush hour !

 

The airlines of India operating into KUL are :

 

Air India (BOM-DEL-KUL vv)

Air India Express (MAA-KUL vv)

Jet Airways (MAA-KUL vv)

Indian Airlines (MAA-KUL vv) & (DEL-BKK-KUL vv)

Air Sahara (DEL-KUL-SIN-DEL)

 

 

[Seth K 3]

Indian & Mid East airline booming at KUL Wouls love to see Oman Air soon.

I recall back that AI leasing 767 for KUL route sometimes ago, any update on that?

[kandiah k 0]

Yeah Oman Air has a code share agreement with GF on the KUL-MCT route, so we may or may not see Oman in KL skies.

 

On AI's B767, the plan didnt work out to deploy their B767 on the KUL-DEL-BOM route for some reason. We are left with the A310 now only twice a week.

 

[Seng Lim 0]

Abstract from: http://air-sahara-news.newslib.com/story/6648-3234822/

 

New Delhi, Feb 27 - India's private airline Air Sahara is set to expand by adding a destination and increasing flights on the domestic sector and launching a new flight on the international sector.

Kuala Lumpur will be added to the airline's network March 19, making it the fifth international destination after Sri Lanka, Nepal, Singapore and the Maldives.Air Sahara is offering the Delhi-Kuala Lumpur-Delhi flight for Rs.13,000 -, which includes a two-night-three-day stay, an airline statement said Tuesday.

 

Apparently they are operating this daily DEL-KUL flights based on DEL-KUL-SIN-DEL which means Malaysian public might be able to enjoy lower fares for KUL-SIN sector (provided they are allowed to sell the KUL-SIN tickets).

 

Here's the schedule for this new flights:

S2 81 DEL-KUL 22:20 - 06:10+1 737 Daily

S2 81 KUL-SIN 07:10 - 08:05 737 Daily

S2 81 SIN-DEL 09:10 - 12:10 737 Daily

Edited February 28, 2007 by Seng Lim

[Seth K 3]

So, eventually, it is impossible to purchase round-trip KUL-SIN-KUL excpt if ur willing to transit at DEL, sounds good to me

Edited February 28, 2007 by Seth K

[KK Lee 5]

No idea why the Indian carriers love the morning rush hour !

 

 

To take advantage of time difference between India and Malaysia i.e. better aircraft utilization.

 

 

 

[kandiah k 0]

Its no wonder Air Sahara has yet to launch services to KUL !!!!

Looks like MH plays a part in which airline flies into KUL ?

 

 

 

http://www.domain-b.com/aero/20070413_airlines.htm

 

[Peter Smith 1]

Fingers crossed they get 5th freedom rights to sell tix KUL-SIN!

[KK Lee 5]

 

Malaysia Airlines sparks row with India over landing rights

13 April 2007

 

New Delhi: A report emerging from Malaysia says that Indian civil aviation authorities may respond strongly against Malaysia Airlines (MAS) in a tit-for-tat move that may reduce the airlines landing rights in the country. This, says the report, has the potential to impact Malaysia's tourism industry.

 

According to the report, Indian authorities may have been forced to adopt a confrontationist stance after MAS allegedly asked that Indian carrier Air Sahara not be allowed to fly to Kuala Lumpur from New Delhi on the grounds that passenger volume on this route was low. Air Sahara had planned to operate a New Delhi-Kuala Lumpur flight from last month.

 

Air Sahara has since been taken over by Jet Airways, but all its existing assets, including landing rights, pass on to Jet Airways and so the dispute will continue to linger.

 

The possible retaliatory move to restrict MAS to New Delhi could have serious ramifications on the Malaysian tourism industry, according to Malaysian airline industry sources, as more Indians are opting for holidays in Malaysia. If India reduced landing rights, then MAS flights from Kuala Lumpur to New Delhi could come down from the current seven a week to four.

 

The Kuala Lumpur-Mumbai route could see MAS flights cut to six from seven per week. In all, MAS flies 27 times to major Indian cities weekly while Indian Airlines, Air India and Jet Airways have a combined

total of 56 flights to Kuala Lumpur each week.

 

According to the report, Malaysia's transport ministry has proposed a dialogue with Indian authorities in a bid to resolve the matter, but so far has failed to evince any response.

 

http://www.domain-b.com/aero/20070413_airlines.htm

 

 

It appears MoT is more keens to protect MH than promoting KLIA. /font]

 

 

 

[Seth K 3]

MAS, stay away........go play somewhere

[Pieter C. 5]

Air Sahara has since been taken over by Jet Airways, but all its existing assets, including landing rights, pass on to Jet Airways and so the dispute will continue to linger.

 

Jet Airways eyes expansion, re-branding; Air Sahara to become Jetlite

 

Tuesday April 17, 2007

Jet Airways, whose agreement last week to acquire Air Sahara will give it control of about half of India's domestic market, yesterday unveiled major re-branding initiatives for both carriers, including a fleet expansion to support Jet's international services that eventually will incorporate an order for 10 787s valued at $1.6 billion.

 

Chairman Naresh Goyal told reporters in Mumbai that Jet is renaming Air Sahara Jetlite and will position it "between a low-budget and full-service carrier." The two airlines will be operated as separate entities although they will seek synergies in their domestic networks.

 

Pointing to international expansion, Jet said it will begin taking delivery this month of 10 777-300ERs and 10 A330-200s collectively valued at $2.1 billion, the orders for which first were announced at the 2005 Paris Air Show. The 787s will begin delivering in 2011.

 

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Jet Sees Air Sahara Profitable In Year One

 

April 16, 2007

India's Jet Airways said on Monday its takeover of Air Sahara would not strain its cash flows, and that it expected the loss-making Sahara to turn a profit in the first year of operations.

 

Jet last week agreed to buy its smaller rival for INR14.5 billion rupees (USD$347.3 million), about 34 percent cheaper than an earlier deal it had abandoned.

 

Sahara, previously owned by India's diversified Sahara group, will be re-branded Jetlite and positioned between discount and full-service carriers, Jet Chairman Naresh Goyal said.

 

The two airlines will have a combined fleet of 87 aircraft, which will grow to 120 planes in two years, and a combined net revenue of more than USD$2.5 billion by the end of the fiscal year to March 2008, he said.

 

"We understand the difficulties in the market, like poor infrastructure and manpower issues, and we are also seeing full-service carriers lose traffic to low-cost carriers," Goyal said at a conference to launch a new corporate identity for Jet. "But we will be able to cut costs because of our synergies."

 

The two airlines will aim for annual growth of about 15 percent, even though the domestic market is growing faster.

 

"We want to grow at a steady rate... we are more interested in profitability and managing margins than market-share," he said.

 

Jet returned to profit in its fiscal third quarter to end-December after losses in the previous two quarters on account of higher aviation fuel costs and discounting by new airlines.

 

India's highly competitive domestic aviation market is forecast to grow at more than 20 percent a year until 2010.

 

Jet, which has about a third of India's domestic market, also plans to raise up to USD$400 million in the next few months to fund its international expansion plans, and the amount could be even higher if the conditions are right, a senior Jet official said.

 

Separately, Jet is also evaluating various options to fund the immediate working capital requirements to overhaul Sahara.

 

"We were already talking to bankers before the acquisition was finalized," said Vic Dungca, a member of Jet's board.

 

"Some of it will be for our aircraft acquisition and expansion, and some will be to underwrite the recapitalization of Sahara. We may raise it in stages or all in one fell swoop."

 

Jet would prefer to take the equity route, but was not in favor of an overseas share issue or private equity, Dungca said. It may consider a private placement, he said.

 

Jet's acquisition cost of Sahara includes INR5 billion (USD$119.8 million) it had paid last year as a bank guarantee pending acquisition, as well as INR4 billion (USD$95.8 million) that Jet will pay on or before April 20. The balance will be paid in annual installments from 2008 to 2011.

 

Jet is taking delivery of 20 wide-bodied aircraft between April and October 2007, and 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft between July 2011 and December 2012.

 

Jet will also negotiate better prices for the 10 Boeing 737-800 aircraft that Sahara ordered last year, Goyal said. These aircraft, with a list price of USD$700 million, will go to Jet.

 

Jet and Sahara will be eligible to fly to the Gulf from early 2008, and Jet expects to add destinations including Dubai, Muscat, Doha, Bahrain and possibly Saudi Arabia, Goyal said.

 

Jet will also launch a cargo airline and a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility later this year, as planned.

 

(Reuters)

 

 

To coincide with the 777 and A330 deliveries, the airline has redesigned "everything from the ground up" and for the first time will offer first class on 777 international flights. It plans to commence daily service with three-class 777-300ERs to New York JFK via Brussels in August and to San Francisco via Shanghai next winter. The aircraft will feature first class cabins with 73-in. lie-flat seats with embedded massage systems. Two-class A330s will be used to operate daily Delhi-London Heathrow service and also will be deployed on flights from India to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Johannesburg and Toronto via Brussels.

 

Jet's fleet currently consists of 62 aircraft including 49 737s. The new 777s and A330s will feature 32-in.-pitch economy seats and all cabins will have access to Panasonic eX2 IFE systems. The aircraft will be delivered with "sparkling new livery and all staff will have exquisitely designed new uniforms." VP Marketing Gaurang Shetty said the livery features "a range of brighter, fresher colors whilst retaining many of the previous elements."

 

The Air Sahara purchase is expected to be finalized this month and the re-branding to Jetlite should be completed within 2-3 months, Jet said, adding that a revamped domestic network likely will accompany the new name.

 

 

 

 

[Kevin Teh 0]

WOw~ A330 to KUALA LUMPUR.... no more JGE, JGF and JGG <_ he src="%7B___base_url___%7D/uploads/emoticons/default_good.gif" alt=":good:"> but i guess it will be another year before this happen