An Indian entrepreneur has come up with the ultimate low-cost airline: one that doesn’t fly anywhere. Bahadur Chand Gupta, a retired Indian Airlines engineer, bought an old Airbus 300 from an insurance company in 2003, rebuilt it, and it now sits in a Delhi suburb where people pay $4 per “trip” so they can experience what it must be like to fly.There are six crew on the plane, which is missing a wing and a chunk of the tail. Gupta plays the role of captain, while his wife serves drinks and trays of airline food to the passengers alongside the other stewardesses. Read the rest of this entry »

This review is courtesy Boingboing

1) Most comfortable coach I’ve experienced on any domestic carrier. Roomy, well-designed seats, nice leg room, seats sit at a pitch that maximizes stretch space.

(2) Obscenely comfy white leather seats (with “massage” feature) in first class. Pretty reasonable first class fares (I suppose they’ll be higher later, but they’re comparatively quite low right now). Read the rest of this entry »