Hailed from a middle class family flight travel is a dream for me from my childhood days and whenever used to come across flights by crossing the airport or seeing up in the sky looking it with some yearning...
Turning my dream into reality an opportunity has came to fly to Hyderabad for an assignment and hearing the same itself my thoughts are filled surrounding it.
Kingfisher Red has got the privilege of accommodating me and time of travel will be Saturday @ 5.55 am. Packed off my bags in a day before itself, as i normally won't do, I rehearsed myself thrice in my home for my behavioral in airport as well as inside the flight. Dropped by my brother along with the company of my close-mate made entry into the airport lobby for check-in.
Even though its my maiden journey and second one for my friend we are aware of all airport procedures from check-in to final call as we have enough experience in sendoff's of friends and relatives.(So many tatabyebye's so far)
Verifying our identify proofs and baggage checks,Seats has been allotted (My birth date 14 and 15) and we are being directed to the lobby where we are supposed to wait till the time of boarding. Still i remember my child hood days and even now too about my fond of seeing baggage tags carrying the name of airlines and passenger name tied with the luggage's and as soon as i was being issued with an one strongly knotted the same with my hand luggage's and had a great sign of satisfaction.
Exactly 20 mnts before the time of departure we got the first call for boarding and waiting for it we make ready ourselves by refreshing in restroom and moved to the exit door. During this time off itself we both made call to our betterparts(wifes) who only hear our stories at this early hours. Final security check has been done and we are permitted to getin the airport bus which takes us to the steps of boarding plane. Even though seen this bus in so many movies
(Speed1 & Speed2) traveling in this first time is also a owe some experience.
Arrived at the entrance of flight i got disappointed a bit as the size of plane is too small then my expectation and later googled and found that for short distances especially budgetory airlines use 727 aircrafts instead of Jumbo or 747.
Greeted by both a Flight Steward and air hostess we are being directed to our seats and as soon as we occupied the same based on his prior experience my friend make himself comfortable by wearing his seat belts and started yawning. Feeling shy,i started my research on wearing the seat belt and at last in a timegap of 5 to 8 mnts i made myself locked into it. Proving that an`first time flyer i started seeing here and there inside the plane and testing the switches up and down, anyone who noticed me will surely got irritated of my child level activities. But for the sake of them i can't control myself as i decided to fully explore myself during this maiden trip.
Time has come for the take off on the mode of announcement from the co-pilot wondered about the superiority role of commander. Wherever it may be office or airplane seniors are seniors and juniors are juniors only...Job nature won't change few things.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
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