That was by airdeccan and airdeccan does not give any concession to blind passengers. Dr. Rakesh Jain Mobile (Reliance): 09336787900 Mobile (BSNL): 09415787900 Residence: 05224001112 and 05222732345 Skype ID: dr.rjain
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaja, Kiran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [AI] DGCA Guidelines for Blind passengers travelling by Air > Oh well, I once travelled from Hyderabad to Bangalore for Rs 721 > inclusive of taxes. > > Kiran. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harish > Sent: Tuesday, 08 August 2006 9:01 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] DGCA Guidelines for Blind passengers travelling by Air > > Hi Rajiv > > Since the advent of the low cost airline concept, the airlines are > running > in shoe string budget. Asking for a furthur discount would not carry us > anywhere. makes more sense asking for fascilities. > Let me illustrate an incident, A full fare between Bangalore to > Hyderabad > last year was arround Rs. 5,000, the discount ticket using concession > would > come to arround Rs. 2,500. However the reduced fare without concession > came > to Rs. 1,200. Can you expect to get any furthur discount? > Harish. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "disability rights initiative" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 4:22 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] DGCA Guidelines for Blind passengers travelling by Air > > >> i have been following this topic with interest and frankly, i admire > all >> of >> you guys who travel around so confidently without any escorts. but >> personally, being late blind myself, i am mortally scared of > travellling >> alone. its not the fear of travelling but the fear of falling of > steps, >> escalators, railway platforms and the like and strongly feel that for > air >> travel also escorts should be allowed on discounted tickets like in > the >> railways. i am sure there are quite a few of us who have to travel and > are >> late blind and a little late in life to overcome the fear. it would > be a >> good idea to encourage views from across the list so as to enable us > to >> have >> a clearer picture. prasana pinchas case and also rajiv rajans case >> (locomotor disabled with cerebral palsy who was forcibly medicated at >> chennai for being mistaken for a mentally ill person) filed by hrln > has >> resulted in these guidelines being framed by dgca and ccpd has sought > our >> interventions on these guidelines so i will really appreciate a more >> vigorous expression of views on this topic. and if quite a few of us > feel >> that escorts should also be allowed on discounted tickets i feel there > is >> no >> harm in expressing the same. if airlines are offering so many tickets > on >> discounted fares one more for an escort will hardly matter but this is > my >> personal opinion. >> regards >> rajive >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kaja, Kiran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:12 PM >> Subject: Re: [AI] DGCA Guidelines for Blind passengers travelling by > Air >> >> >>> I get a feeling that you want to argue for argument sake and do not >>> want to look at the practical issues and repurcations of your > arguments. >>> If you cannot travel alone in a flight inspite of the fact that the >>> airport authorities and airline staff take good care of you, I am > sorry >>> to say but you better not travel anywhere. Railways do not provide > any >>> sort of help and so they allow for an escort. This is totally >>> impractical and unfair when it comes to airlines. If you do not want > to >>> travel alone, you are always free to take the train. >>> >>> Secondly, I really don't understand why do people make so much fuss >>> about seating. There is no way and it is totally unsafe for any sort > of >>> disabled person to be seated near the emergency exits. And if the > staff >>> decides that they can help you better by seating you at a particular >>> place, what is the big deal? They can ask anyone to change seats and > not >>> just blind persons. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Kiran. >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Tuesday, 08 August 2006 2:02 PM >>> To: ACCESSINDIA@accessindia.org.in >>> Subject: [AI] DGCA Guidelines for Blind passengers travelling by Air >>> >>> Of dear, Let us leave somethings for the nodal agencies to take care. >>> We >>> require an escort to assist us during the travel. & we want a >>> concessional >>> ticket for an escort. We do not need an escort if Govt. could do > that >>> for >>> us. Let the checking authority take care of verify the veracity of a >>> true >>> escort or a 'business associate'??? We are aware of this fraud is >>> enough to >>> know our responsibilities. But facilities could never be denied upon >>> apprehensions. >>> >>> Seating a blind person at the rear or front-should it be an issue? > Why >>> should a blind person be discriminated to get allotted a particular >>> seat?? >>> Let the crew know where the person is requiring special attention. >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> >>> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i >>> n >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >>> >> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: > 8/5/2006 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: > 8/5/2006 >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n >> > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. 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