I just arrived back in Sydney after a trip to India. I flew the same route as you and the price was fairly the same, I chose Air India because of the nonstop no fuss flight and I loved it! And let me tell you there has been a lot of change in the last few months, prehaps its AI's introduction int...

AI has actually largely improved. I have found flying with AI better than other large Airlines such as, China Airlines, Jet Airways and even British Airways. Cut them some slack or even fly with them before critisizing them.