Within India, I have flown Indian Airlines more number of times than any other airline. There may be drawbacks but given a choice I would still fly Indian Airlines. For one, their planes are spacious and comfortable, clean with lot of room for luggage. They get clearance at the airports much faster and most of the times their scheduled timings are convenient. I have not met any rude air-hostess on the flight so far. In fact the better looking ones on other airlines were very saucy and standoffish. So what if the air-hostesses on Indian Airlines are a bit older! We fly for comfort and to arrive at our destinations in time and not for flirting on the flight. In trains and buses there are no host/hostesses.