Travel to Pune, India

Jet Airways, Business Class

Jet Airways, Business Class

Jet Airways, Business Class

Jet Airways, Business Class

June 24, 2015

I flew Jet Airways from London to New Delhi.  Not having flown them, I didn’t know what to expect.  I was pleasantly surprised, the seats where extremely comfortable, the configuration was such that you weren’t sitting next to anyone.  There was a good selection of food and movies.  Unfortunately, I did not sleep well and after working the better part of the day in London before heading to the airport for a 9 hour overnight flight.  When I got to New Delhi the following morning, I was exhausted and I had a six-hour wait before a domestic flight to Pune.

I arrived in Pune late afternoon.  I could tell by the size of the airport that Pune was not a large city (I read 2 Million). A man manually pulled up the stairway before we exited on to the runway and walked to the terminal.  By the looks of the airport, I wasn’t sure what to expect, it was seriously outdated and in need of some attention.

The traffic in Pune reminded me of Bangkok, it moved very slowly and was nothing short of chaotic.  Trucks, buses that looked like they were left by the English, motorbikes, scooters, motorbike taxis going in all different directions mixed with people walking in through it.  I watch knowing that there are unwritten rules as to who has the right of way but I cannot quite figure it out.

We checked in at the JW Marriott Hotel in Pune and it was the absolute opposite experience of what I had at the airport.  The hotel is  new, very nice and well maintained.  There ware some very nice restaurants and service was excellent.  I couldn’t say more about the hotel.

 

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