Air dhakkan
BJ told me that RK Lakshman agreed to let Air deccan have his 'comman man' as thier mascot if the latter agreed to have atleast one passenger every flight flying with an airfare of Re 1/-.(BTW, the common man statue also stands in the premises of Symbiosis, Pune, which by far is not a group of institutions for the 'common man'...I dont think a common man can pay capitation fees).
When Air Deccan set operations, i was one of those few who couldnt afford flying, hence it came to me as a revolution in the aviation history of our country. No frills airline- low air fares- propellor aircrafts-small town/city connects. awesome. all this was fine till i actually flew with the airline.
Last sunday. on my way back from Mumbai. the flight was scheduled for 4.15pm. I had lost my phone, hence did not get an sms alert that the flight was delayed by an hour. No sweat. meeshu and I went out with BJ, sid and kaush and had lunch. I managed to feed Meeshu in the restaurant's loo.
Had taken my boarding pass. Reached back at 4.45. Finished security check. Entered the boarding area. Ah! what a surprise. I see three HUGE queues. People queued up to board the bus. All three lines for three diff destinations.All Air deccan flights to Cochin, Bangalore, Delhi. Announcement. Delay by 15 more minutes. 30 minutes passed no boarding call. I was losing it. worse still meeshu was losing it. And my back hurt terribly with my heavy hand baggage and meeshu. Another announcement. The boarding will start shortly in fifteen minutes. I lost it completely. Asked one of their employees aloud, when the hell was the flight scheduled to come. every fifteen minutes it is the same story. 'Sorry maa'm. the flight has just arrived. BLR passengers please queue up. The boarding will soon take place. Finally we board. Lo! then an inflight announcement. The captain speaks this time.' Due to technical failures......will have to stay on board for 15 minutes more before we take off ...' 15 turned to 30 minutes. Meeshu screamed. i gave up. finally we took off at 6.45 .
Conclusion.
-The common man is someone who cannot afford premium airlines, hence takes Air Deccan.
-The common man better shut his mouth and stand 'patiently' queued up because he is flying cheap.
-The common man is not entitled to a chair in times of inordinate flight delays even if he is a senior citizen, let alone a young mother with an infant.
-The common man lives a sorry life in this country.
Another conclusion
Paisa Phek. Tamasha dekh.
If only i had listened to the worm.
When Air Deccan set operations, i was one of those few who couldnt afford flying, hence it came to me as a revolution in the aviation history of our country. No frills airline- low air fares- propellor aircrafts-small town/city connects. awesome. all this was fine till i actually flew with the airline.
Last sunday. on my way back from Mumbai. the flight was scheduled for 4.15pm. I had lost my phone, hence did not get an sms alert that the flight was delayed by an hour. No sweat. meeshu and I went out with BJ, sid and kaush and had lunch. I managed to feed Meeshu in the restaurant's loo.
Had taken my boarding pass. Reached back at 4.45. Finished security check. Entered the boarding area. Ah! what a surprise. I see three HUGE queues. People queued up to board the bus. All three lines for three diff destinations.All Air deccan flights to Cochin, Bangalore, Delhi. Announcement. Delay by 15 more minutes. 30 minutes passed no boarding call. I was losing it. worse still meeshu was losing it. And my back hurt terribly with my heavy hand baggage and meeshu. Another announcement. The boarding will start shortly in fifteen minutes. I lost it completely. Asked one of their employees aloud, when the hell was the flight scheduled to come. every fifteen minutes it is the same story. 'Sorry maa'm. the flight has just arrived. BLR passengers please queue up. The boarding will soon take place. Finally we board. Lo! then an inflight announcement. The captain speaks this time.' Due to technical failures......will have to stay on board for 15 minutes more before we take off ...' 15 turned to 30 minutes. Meeshu screamed. i gave up. finally we took off at 6.45 .
Conclusion.
-The common man is someone who cannot afford premium airlines, hence takes Air Deccan.
-The common man better shut his mouth and stand 'patiently' queued up because he is flying cheap.
-The common man is not entitled to a chair in times of inordinate flight delays even if he is a senior citizen, let alone a young mother with an infant.
-The common man lives a sorry life in this country.
Another conclusion
Paisa Phek. Tamasha dekh.
If only i had listened to the worm.
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peace girl. Hugs as well.