India (Frommer's, 4th Edition) (229 page)

Airlines
Most international airline offices are located on Janpath, Connaught Place, and Barakhamba Road.
Jet Airways
is located at Jetair House, 13 Community Centre, Yusuf Sarai; you can get in touch with them on their 24-hour reservation number:
011/3989-3333.
Other useful airline numbers:
Jetlite
(
011/2567-5879
or 1800-22-3020);
Kingfisher Airlines
(
1600/180-0101
);
Spice Jet
(
1600/180-3333
or 98-7180-3333).
Indian Airlines
is still the best connected airline, though not our preferred choice; it’s located at Safdarjung Airport (
011/2462-2220
) and is open 24 hours; for general inquiries call
1800/180-1407
from your mobile. You could also contact the
Airport
(
011/2566-1000
or 2560-2000).

Ambulance
For an ambulance call either
102,
or
East West Rescue
at
011/2469-9229,
-0429, or -3738.

American Express
The office is located at A-1 Hamilton House, A-Block Connaught Place (
011/3988-0030
).

Area Code
The area code for
Delhi
is
011.

ATMs
There are hundreds of ATMs in the city; ask your hotel which is the closest. Alternatively, head for Connaught Place, where (among others) HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Citibank ATMs offer 24-hour cash machines that take Visa and MasterCard.

Banks
Hours are normally Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm, Saturday 10am to noon, though many banks are also open 9am to 5pm. It’s quickest to use 24-hour ATMs. See “ATMs,” above.

Bookstores
The best are in Khan Market—try
Bahri & Sons
(
011/2469-4610;
www.booksatbahri.com
), or
Full Circle
(
011/2465-5641;
www.atfullcircle.com
). If you’re looking for something downtown,
Bookworm
(29 B-Block Connaught Place;
011/2332-2260
) is excellent, and will often obtain a book you want within 24 hours even if it’s not in stock.
In Jor Bagh.
Om
bookshop also has a huge collection and many branches in prime locations (E-77 South Ex Part I,
011/2465-3792;
and 45 Basant Lok, Vasant Vihar,
011/2614-3530
are the two main outlets).