Do not fly Paramount Airways

Rumour had it that Paramount airways was good on service, so I decided to desert Jet Airways for once on my trip to Chennai. Bad idea. I got a call late at night from Paramount airways saying that my next morning’s flight to Chennai was ‘cancelled for commercial reasons’, which all of us know means they did not get enough passengers for them to feel obliged to operate the flight.

So, I dug a bit deeper. Seems this is a frequent occurrence. Many people I know in Chennai now tell me that the on-board service in Paramount is good – provided, you are lucky enough for the flight to actually operate.

For an airline that says it focuses on the business traveller, this seems a pretty rough reputation to acquire. Avoid it, if you need to defintely get to your destination on the date/time planned. If you are flying for a lark, it is of course a different matter.

Air Deccan is now Kingfisher Red

Now that almost everybody has stopped flying and gone back to trains & buses, I can probably say this without trampling on loyalties.

‘Kingfisher Red’ sounds like a new brand of condom positioned for the BPO market. Which is unfortunate, since I believe the airline is really good on service now.

Someone went overboard on this one. And also, maybe – just maybe, there is a natural limit to brand extensions.