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Originally Posted by akshaj1986
In the case of transit, the boarding pass for the connecting flight is also issued at the port of entry.
So if Air France has issued the boarding pass for the connecting flight it is compulsory for the connecting flight to wait till these passengers board.
Alternatively Air France could have arranged for the next flight if they had any in the next 6 hours.
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If the delay is more than a few minutes it is certainly not compulsory for any airline to hold a flight for connecting passengers. This is the unreasonable expectations many have while traveling. We see it all the time here. Their biggest complaint was that a connecting flight wasn't held for just 5-10 minutes or so. What they don't realize is that if an aircraft waits even a few minutes they could potentially lose their slot for takeoff and be made to wait on the ground causing even further delays. Not to mention that it's a dis-service to a plane load of passengers to potentially delay them for a few people running to make a connection.
If a passenger can be reasonably re-accommodated on a future flight then it's better to do so than hold a plane. Also what the average traveler doesn't realize is the decision to hold or not hold the plane is not made by the gate agents yet when they arrive at the gate that's who they vent their anger on.
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Originally Posted by akshaj1986
For Indians travelling to home from USA/Canada the best options is not to choose the European carriers for the following reasons:
1.They do not understand you.
2.You are not welcome into their lands.
3.You will not like their food and inflight entertainment as it is not customised to your tastes.
4.Your flight journey becomes longer and tedious and tiring with the transit.
5.Chances of baggage loss are more and can cause losses if you have further connecting flights once you enter India.
6.If you have issues it will be difficult for you to get them addressed to your satisfication.
7.Most of the fleet of these airlines is old and outdated atleast by a decade in some cases.So more people are sitting is less space.
8.The flight fare is expensive compared to Indian carriers like AirIndia/Jet Airways or Emirates/Qatar airlines.
The alternative flights for Indians are:
1.Air Indian non stop flights from JFK to Mumbai and Delhi.
2.Air India flights from Newark to Delhi and Mumbai via Frankfurt.
3.Air India flight to Chicago from Delhi.
4.Air India flight from Amritsar to Toronto via London.
5.Jet airways flights to India via Brussels.
6.Delta Airways from Atlanta to Mumbai non stop.
7.American airlines non stop from Chicago to Delhi.
8.Emirates airlines flights with stops in Dubai.
9.Qatar airlines with stop at Doha.
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I would add Continental's non-stop service from Newark to Delhi to your list. They have meal options tailored to the Indian palate and dietary restrictions and operate the service on newer 777's with excellent in-flight entertainment. The seat pitch in coach isn't as generous as some of the others you have mentioned but really that's the only negative aspect of an otherwise excellent product.
Commercial over.