Re: [Goanet] IA has let us down in the past
Dear Benedict, For the sake of our fellow goans , Yes anytime. But what I was thinking for our fellow goans was BETTER than what they/we had.(going by the experiences of the past) And moreover sort this out ONCE AND FOR ALL. Best Regards Mario
Re: [Goanet] IA has let us down in the past
Hello Goa's Pride, We UAE Goans, are fighting to get the direct flights to Goa from Dubai re-installed after being abruptly dis-continued. Mangalore's flights are not in question at all. They surely have direct flight. As Goa's Pride if you can, you are welcome to join in to help us UAE Goans get this sorted out without adding a dosko. You will thus re-install Goa's Pride among the UAE Goans. And may we know whether these planes were flying half empty or half full to run at a loss? IA from Sharjah was flying via Calicut and I can't believe there were no passengers flying to Calicut on that plane with only Goans going, gone Cheers Agnelo
[Goanet] IA Has Let Us Down In The Past
Hi Benedict,\\ i appreciate your support and suggestions regarding the restoration of a direct flight from Dubai to Goa... but will wholeheartedly disagree that writing to the Goa government will help, leave alone the commissioner of NRI affairs... till date tourism minister Mikey has acted like a mickey mouse and has gone hiding on the issue and not even uttered a word, despite praful patel the union civil aviation minister being a NCP man... Eduardo faleiro will never have to face the electorate hence he will not work towards this cause... the Goa government is in a deep state of slumber and will never act, afterall digamber kamat's vote bank has very little NRI's and their families...The Goa government will act only if the migrants are effected... kind regards cedric dubai Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [Goanet] IA has let us down in the past
Taking an initiative on behalf of the UAE-based Goan Mangalorean community, we have couriered whatever proposals/suggestions which were aired on the Net through Gulf-goans e-Newsletter, privately forwarded to us, as well as through the other mailing lists. Suggest to forward an email/fax to the following coordinates (all of them, if possible), individually, by as many concerned Goans/Mangaloreans as an appeal towards your request for redressal of your issues. Simply writing to the NRI Commissioner will not get you anywhere (as everybody knows by now it is over 4 months) and a single letter to the Aviation Minister, without any follow-up, is the result to-date Ministry of Civil Aviation Government of India Office : Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, 'B' Block, Safdarjung Airport Fax : 011-24610354, Telex : 231-74148 Website : http://civilaviation.nic.in Useful Websites Related to Ministry of Civil Aviation Last updated on April 08, 2008 Name, Designation E-mailOfficeResidence Office of the Minister of State for Civil Aviation (Independent Charge) Shri Praful Patel, Minister of State (Independent Charge) E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] 24632991 24610354 (Fax)23712317 23717980 23713344 (Fax) Shri K. N. Choubey, OSD24610350 24632991 24610354 (Fax)--- Department of Civil Aviation Secretary Shri Ashok Chawla, Secretary E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] 24602397 (Fax)--- Additional Secretary Financial Advisor Shri V. Trivedi Special Secretary Financial Advisor E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Additional Secretary CVO 24610369--- Joint Secretaries Shri K. N. Srivastava, Joint Secretary E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shri R. K. Singh, Joint Secretary E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shri Arun Mishra, Joint Secretary E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Public Sector Undertaking/Autonomous Bodies Air India Limited Website : http://www.airindia.com India Airlines Limited Website : http://www.indian-airlines.nic.in Airports Authority of India Limited Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited Website : http://www.pawanhans.com Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) Website : http://civilaviation.nic.in/bcas/bcas.htm Directorate General Of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Website : http://dgca.nic.in By the way, there is no 'loss' sector in this part of the world !! It's lucrative as ever. The regional airlines and some just a couple of years old have show astonishing and amazingly 'progressive' turnovers! It is the 'service' that counts!!! Good luck. And you may forward all your correspondence to us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ulysses Menezes Gaspar Almeida together with www.goa-world.com team www.goa-world.com
Re: [Goanet] IA has let us down in the past
Hi Mario, Cedrico, I do respect your views and I must admit that I am one of those who dont fly with IC but that is because of various reasons ,like they dont fly on a thursday.However we must look at the greater good of the Goan community.We have been getting hundreds of emails from fellow goans here in the UAE in the past few days writing about their harrowing experiences travelling via Mumbai for their elderly and mothers with children.It has not been easy for them to spend the whole day at Mumbai airport and change flights.We had written to the chairman of Kingfisher Airlines but they do not have the nessarary permissions to operate flights in this sector and they said they will look into it in the future.That is if they ever start flights to UAE, I am sure it will be for profitable sectors like Mumbai or Kerala.IC being a national carrier,its our best bet to get a direct flight service to Goa.So I would like to go with the view of Cynthia, that Something is better than nothing. Jet Kingfisher may not happen at all as nobody wants to pick up what IC calls a loss making sector. So guys lets not lose what we allready had for something we might nevr get. So pick up your pens and your laptops and start writing to Goa Govt, IC,NRI Comission and people in Authority to get back what we allready lost.If not for our sake ,but for the sake of our fellow Goans. Best Wishes Benedict RadioGoa Network Keeping The Konkani Culture Alive ! Worldwide http://www.radiogoa.net
[Goanet] IA has let us down in the past
I fully agree to Mario's views, the IA flight from shj has let us down several times in the past...and also the high handed attitude of the manager's at the sharjah airport was quite questionable... its time we get a private airline, with a high level of professionalism... I think the best bet is Jet or Kingfisher... Kind regards Cedric --- mario rodrigues wrote: Dear Cynthia, Well I hope your decision is good. But I prefer to have NOTHING in the short term and get a good AIRLINE once and for all for long term. Best Regards Mario
