Calculated Reckoning Indeed !

[Travel Agent]

Mails from Mr. Krishna Rao, make compelling reading for their content, if not style (Forced Reckoning?) They come with the header,/ subject TAAI - SR - A FORCE TO RECKON WITH .. Ominous indeed!

The recent mail appreciating Mr. Balan for throwing a Pongal Party was innocuous except for the fact, a few lines  were thrown in ....almost casually .... to bring on board Mr. Iqbal Mulla, "casting vote" Presidnet of TAAI and let in a red herring regarding commission

QUOTE:

2) THE PRESENCE OF IQBAL MULLA.....BALAN YOU MADE MY DAY...IT WAS SUCH A PLEASANT EVENING AND WHEN I HEARD THE NEWS OF IQBAL MAKING IT FOR THE FUNCTION IT TURNED TO BE A SPECIAL ONE FOR ME AND FOR ALL AT TAAI SR.....

 

I HAD THE OPPURTUNITY TO MEET THIS GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND IQBAL TAAI SR WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING  THE EVENING A MEMORABLE ONE.......

 

AND YOUR SPEECH WAS AS POSITIVE AS IT COULD BE........AND YOUR NEWS TO THE MEMBERS AT LARGE THAT AIRLINE COMMISION IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY......BRILLIANT  IQBAL.!!!.....IF YOU CAN BRING BACK THE COMMISION THEN TAAI WILL SEE A NEW PERIOD AND LEASE OF LIFE FOR ITS MEMBERS...............

 UNQUOTE

While you cannot take exception to Mr. Rao's attempt to rehab his friend Mr. Mulla, Mr. Mulla's disclosure of bringing back "Commission" sounds suspicious, to say the least. Therefore, A4A did a bit of investigation and spoke to tweeple and found the following move by some airlines:

a) Some airlines, who are giving a token commission will stop it.

b) Instead, they will "authorise" the Agents to put in a OC charge upto 3% over and above the ticket fare (is it legal ?)

c) The OC charge will be collected by the airline along with the fare.

d) After a month, the Airline will credit / remit the OC charge back to the Agent.

A laboured exercise - but clever one. Thus the Airlines are trying to spread the word that COMMISSION IS BACK or Restored or increased to 3% - WITHOUT ever paying a penny to the Agent. No doubt the vested interests will applaud and claim credit for "restoring Commission"

Even a  moron can understand, that by the above move, the Airline is 

a) Declaring Zero comission

b) Urging the Agent to Add OC illegally over and above the fare

c) Pocketing the OC charge over and above the fare

d) Remiting back - if at all - the OC charge to the Agent After a month !

Further, there will be NO OC on the Airline Website making the fare cheaper for direct pax and noncompetitive for the Agent. 

It is an earnest request to all the Airlines and those who Negotiate with the Airlines to kindly refrain from setting up this trap for the already beleaguered Agent.

And thank you Mr. Rao, for this valuable information.

Rgds

A4A 

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From: krishna rao <rao.kri...@gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 04:34:58 +0530

To: Shekar Sigma<shekar...@kashyapgroup.net>; Lokesh Bettaiah<lokesh...@gmail.com>

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Subject: Re: TAAI SR - A FORCE TO RECKON WITH

GOOD MOR TAAI.....  16TH JAN 2015   WILL BE ALWAYS BE A DAY TO REMEMBER......

FRIENDS: THE TAAI PONGAL FESTIVAL HOSTED BY TAAI SR UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF BALAN STARTED AND ENDED

WITH BRILLIANCE AT THE ASIANA HOTEL HERE IN CHENNAI............

THE WHOLE EVENT WAS SINGLE HANDEDLY MANAGED BY BALAN ( WE COULD ALL SEE IT!!!) AND BALAN OUR WELL MEANT

THANKS TO YOU FOR MAKING THIS A GRAND SUCCESS.......

BALAN: SUCCESS COMES TO THE MAN WHO TRIES AND TRIES BUT NEVER GIVES UP TILL THE END AND YOU FALL INTO THIS

CATEGORY......WELL DONE MY FRIEND......

THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE EVENTS ITSELF IS A SUCCESS AND FOR TAAI SR THIS SUCCESS IS JUST THE BEGGINING

OF MANY MANY MORE EVENTS TO FOLLOW...............

BALAN: ON A PERSONAL NOTE ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU  ON THE FOLLOWING....

1) HONOURING MR SYLYSTER

THE MAN WHO HAS WORKED FOR TAAI SR AND CONTINUES TO RADIATE HIS KNOWLEDGE AND ADVISE  USTIME AND AGAIN

AND ALWAYS BE THE GUIDING LIGHT FOR TAAI. SR.........

2) THE PRESENCE OF IQBAL MULLA.....BALAN YOU MADE MY DAY...IT WAS SUCH A PLEASANT EVENING AND WHEN I HEARD

THE NEWS OF IQBAL MAKING IT FOR THE FUNCTION IT TURNED TO BE A SPECIAL ONE FOR ME AND FOR ALL AT TAAI SR.....

I HAD THE OPPURTUNITY TO MEET THIS GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND IQBAL TAAI SR WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING 

THE EVENING A MEMORABLE ONE.......

AND YOUR SPEECH WAS AS POSITIVE AS IT COULD BE........AND YOUR NEWS TO THE MEMBERS AT LARGE THAT AIRLINE

COMMISION IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY......BRILLIANT  IQBAL.!!!.....IF YOU CAN BRING BACK THE COMMISION THEN TAAI WILL

SEE A NEW PERIOD AND LEASE OF LIFE FOR ITS MEMBERS...............

ANYWAYS BALAN: THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE RIGHT OCCASSION AND IN A NUT SHELL  ALLS WELL THAT ENDS WELL.....

I COULD SEE A SIGN OF POSITIVITY,LOVE AND AFFECTION DURING THIS FAMILY GATHERING WHERE WE FORGET ALL OUR

DIFFERENCES AND GET TOGETHER ON THIS SPECIAL DAY OF PONGAL

WHY THIS IS A SPECIAL OCCASSION.?????............THE SUNMOVES INTO THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE OF HIS ROUTE AND IT IS CALLED 

THE UTTARAYANA..... THE MOST AUSPICIOUS TIME AND SEASON FOR ALL OF US TO BEGIN OUR SUMMER WORK AND BUSINESS

TOO............

SO BALAN ON BEHALF OF TAAI SR MEMBERS HERE IS A BIG BIG THANK YOU AND A JOB WELL DONE ............

KEEP IT UP....... BUT NOW THAT YOU HAVE RESCRIPTED TAAI SR BY HOSTING THIS GRAND GALA DINNER FESTIVAL WE HERE 

AT TAAI...WILL EXPECT MANY SUCH PROGRAMS IN THE FUTURE.....

ATLEAST A GET TOGETHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL REENERGISE OUR SYSTEMS TO WORK BETTER...........

SO BALAN...........LET US START OUR WORK OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE MEMBERS FROM JAN 19TH.............

THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND...............

MIND YOU THE IATA CHEKS WILL HIT OUR BANKS ON TUESDAY 20TH JAN......

SO PLEASE MAKE ALL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE UNCLEARED CHECKS TO PASS THROUGH ON MONDAY AS WE HAVE 

HAD A BREAK OF ALMOST 4 DAYS.............!!!!!! FOR THE BANKS TOO......

THANKS AND REGARS

B R KRISHNA RAO MD RKWORLD TOURS AND TRAVELS

TAAI SR ............