Friday, January 26, 2007

Journey back!

The experience in india was mind bogglin! unforgettable!I was faithful enough to keep my promise to travel in air india! my itenary was changed again by the authorities but i had no complaint. by now i had started to preach acceptance. My flight was routed through london-chicago.and from chicago there was change of carrier from air india to united.Again air india is what I would prefer!the best airlines ever for food, hospitality n practicality.

We landed at london heathrow airport. the security was so strict tat i have to say it was ridiculous. one of the co-passenger had to check in his teddy bear, get it cleared through customs and the in the process almost missed the flight!any kind of lotion should be less than 30% of its entire capacity!Big trouble for girls!we were already 4 hours late in london and I knew for sure tat am gonna miss my connectin from chicago!

The air india flight lands at Ohare international airport, Chicago. i had already missed the connecting flight. My cell phone battery had drained. There we no coins available in chicago airport(they call it a developed country). again air india had arranged for an accomodation in a 4 star ramada hotel(FREE). i call up n inform my friend and parents tat my arrival woul be delayed by so n so hour! it costed me$33(Rs.1485). ramada has telephone lines of gold with a pretty fast payback period I guess.

Next day to my surprise I go by american airlines and not united one! now I desparately need to make a call to my friend who was gonna apick me up from the airport.I tried my best! invain. i called a 1-800 number to get coins they said unless u have a billin plan with our company we cant LEND coins!

American airlines!allow me to exaggerate! it was like a furnace in there! we passed over snow clad mountains n for a moment i thought of openin the window n gettin some cold air! a glass of water costed $2. if u dare to eat its $5. air india got me addicted to good food i coudnt spend $5 for a sandwich when get free rasmalais in the Maharajas carrier.

I landed in portland my struggle to win a coin still continued!by now I abandoned my preaching of acceptance n thought would act now! i went to the help desk and said its impossible to get coins in the worlds strongest nuclear power. she got provoked and told me use her phone to call! Boy it worked. but mruphy still wouldnt leave me.I count reach her! i give up n go home!

my friend arrives at the airport. shes asks united n they say nobody by my tat name boarded the flight! she starts threatin the airline people with security issue n tat the airline has to pay not for a baggage loss but a passenger loss. The united paged chicago airport and despatch authorities for my search!i think i gained a celebrity status by now!she continues her threat n then realizes from them tat they were correct with their information. she comes home tensed n sees me online!i later did have a bad time! but at the end of the day i felt it all came back on me! where was I at fault! IN MURPHY I TRUST!

2 comments:

Uma Bontha said...

wonderfully written dude!!!

Unknown said...

oh sundar
i am sorry dude
but it must have been a good experience for u
from next time onwards u will carry coins with u
after all these difficulties u have reached ur destination
u must be greatful to united,i mean to say american
think in another way dude
u reached ur destination
thats important to u rite now
not the airhostess,rest rooms,food,drinks
i guess u reaching portland was important