Last Flight Out!


Recently newspapers have been full of people who’ve died while on flights. Condolences. Having experienced most domestic airlines and what’s offered along with, I’m not surprised. Some examples of the agents of death as one travels
1. Food on Indian Airlines
2. Airhostesses on Indian Airlines- if their looks don’t kill you their glares will
3. Delays on Air Deccan- I just about celebrated two birthdays waiting for one to take off
4.The ‘suraksha niyam’ routine on all airlines- especially that phrase “agar kisi karanvash vimaan ko paani mein utarna pade” (now that’s what you call watering down the worst)
5. The endless wait at conveyor belts to collect one’s luggage even as everyone else seems to be getting theirs faster.
6. Security check and what goes with it- stashing everything into an already overloaded hand baggage and the latest one at Lucknow was about getting the laptop screened separately, not under the guise of a leather cover. The next thing you know they might ask you to pee just to check if ur carrying explosives inside.
7. The ‘holier than thou’ attitude of some who still feel that they are the only ones ‘entitled’ to take flights
8. The loud mouthed fools who subject someone on the phone or their hapless colleagues to their achievements. These people get especially loud while on the transit bus.
9. The transport to and fro airport can kill even before you board. Recently paid 260 bucks for 9 km

10. The waiting time to pee especially just after the meal trolleys have cleared

Comments

voyager said…
Hey,

"the latest one at Lucknow was about getting the laptop screened separately, not under the guise of a leather cover"

Its common in US
laptops are required to be removed out of the bags and screened separately (For whatever security threat) :)
probably as usual we are trying to catch up with the world ;)
January 11, 2007 7:04 am
Ajith said…
yup true vilas :)
the issue is incosistency. you go to other major airports like mumbai, delhi etc and the same rule doesn't apply!
January 11, 2007 7:28 am
Sharan Sharma said…
just took two flights here...all we got was a drink and a packet of potato chips! but then the flights were on time and the in-flight attendents had a great sense of humour.

but guess what? some guy had taken my seat. He wanted the window-seat! i started with "er..." and he thankfully got up - but not before a dissapointed look as if i was the guy wronging him!
January 17, 2007 11:24 am
Ajith said…
Sharan, I think grumpiness on flights is something that's universal.....
January 17, 2007 1:57 pm
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