Qatar to Amritsar

[Hammertime007]

Any one been on qatar to Amritsar ?

[jatwal]

yes, good airlines

[simran345]

Was first time but had to cancel. But yes good fight to doha if from uk. nice quiet so hubby says very good quality and comfortable. But from there onwards to Amritsar they use a different plane. Was to lookin forward to the flight oh well.

[Sikhistan]

Doha is rich state and desperately trying to attract business and tourist to their place. Since they are very rich, their fleet is in extremely good condition. However their business ethics is what concerns me. If they tell you price of ticket in one minute, next they will change it on their own. If you want to cancel it, they will hike their cancellation charges. Their prices fluctuate too much and veryoften! Their customer service (phone) is very much like Indian one and they always sound non-trust-able. I don't use this airline because of their 11 hrs stay in Doha and they don't let you go out without visa nor there are any pod/hotel inside airport. Asian Airlines are the best but that is not quite helpful to Uk ppl !

[proactive]

If they had a shorter stop over of say a few hours then I would use Qatar airlines but otherwise the 11 hours stopover is the same as flying the Delhi and getting a coach or car to Punjab. I went on Turkmenistan airlines for the second time this year and although their food is rubbish if you can bring your own snacks then Turkmenistan is probably the best out of a bad bunch. Their stopover in Ashagabat is about 2 hours. The flight to Ashagabat is 6 hours and then 2 hours stopver and then another 2 off hours to Amritsar. Total flight time is about 10 hours so it's not too bad.

[lsingh]

Check their homepage the stop over is about 2hrs each way form London to Amritsar

Total flight time is about 12hrs London to Amritsar. They have some promotions in May around £500. Much better airline than the rest.

http://www.qatarairways.com/uk/en/homepage.page

[jatwal]

I took it in Sep from Vancouver, BC

Vancouver to Montreal 6 hours, 3 hour layover

Montreal to Doaha 12 hours, 2 hour layover

Doaha to Armistar 4 hours.

Total time = 27 hours.

Only problem is central government has jacked the airport fee on all flights to Armistar and this flight was about $550 more than going to Delhi,

but beats having to see airport in delhi

[lsingh]

More attempts by the state and central Govts to undermine Amritsar.

Non-resumption of Toronto flight setback for Amritsar airport
Perneet Singh/TNS

Amritsar, April 2
The Air India's decision not to resume the Amritsar-Delhi-Toronto flight this summer season as well has drawn flak from various quarters. Those who have come out against the decision say it will cause further loss to Shri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, Amritsar, which is already in the red.

Amritsar airport advisory panel member Gunbir Singh said: "The direct flight from Amritsar to Toronto was a phenomenal success. But it was withdrawn inexplicably a few years ago. On popular demand, an indirect connection via Delhi was started. The flight used to fly from Amritsar to Delhi and then head from Delhi to Toronto, literally flying again over Amritsar in keeping with the established air corridor. This non-conventional wisdom was beyond comprehension, but the solace of having a flight to Canada, albeit indirect, was still a relief. Now even this indirect flight has been withdrawn from the summer schedule of Air India".

He said the Amritsar airport had been bleeding economically due to dwindling international flights. "This new development is discriminatory and commercially suicidal for the airport." He said hundreds of crores have been invested in the hospitality sector in Amritsar over the last five years and these star hotels were dependent on the feed from international carriers for their survival.

It is imperative that the "discriminatory approach" to the Amritsar airport in favour of Delhi international airport was curtailed, he added.

Amritsar Hotel and Restaurant Association (Civil Lines) president APS Chatha said the suspension of the flight had come as a huge loss to the hospitality industry, which was already passing through a bad phase. "The flight used to bring a number of NRIs who were a major source of revenue for us."

Amritsar Vikas Manch patron Dr Charanjit Singh Gumtala termed the move as "anti-people" as the flight was popular among the Punjabi community living in Canada. He alleged the government was promoting the Delhi airport at the cost of other airports.

Airport well-equipped, but in losses

The airport, whose annual loss has mounted to Rs 55 crore, is high on infrastructure as it has been renovated with major capital. It is CAT-II compatible and can handle over 1,200 passengers at a time. It is capable of handling wide-bodied aircraft and has 14 parking bays. The growth in traffic was 22.7 per cent in 2009 when the new airport complex was established. Domestic and international traffic peaked to 9 lakh by 2012. The airport also has perishable cargo handling facility as well.

[singh135]

Brahmin corruption

[jatwal]

how about a bobcott on all delhi flights??????????

it starts with one person tells another to bobcott.