Bestie and I had made several plans like any other BFF duo about one another wedding. Due to time constraint half of it didn't materialize. Anyways to start with, the wedding was in Tirupati and I chose to fly via Air India. I had a connecting flight via Hyderabad. So here we were, my mom and I in the airport. Maybe its the feeling of traveling or the wanderlust in me, or the fact that most airports look clean and tidy, I do not know what but i love airports.
So Mom & I boarded the flight and the flight's final destination was Jedah. It had the typical 3-4-3 seating in the economy class. So we were all set seated in the plane, waiting for it to take off, without knowing it would be an eternal wait. So the pain of the wait started because it was the month of June, which means the climate was pretty hot..approximately 35 degrees c hot. There was no air conditioning inside the flight as we waited. Many co-passengers started requesting the flight authorities to turn the a/c on but they wouldn't oblige until the plane started.. And that starting took 1 hour & 8 mins to be precise.. One of the most uncomfortable 1 hour and 8 mins of flight experience I have had in my life.
Once it took off life was back to normal. Like as usual Air India serves snacks- Croissant, chocolate cake, fruits. After the one hour wait I could eat anything. I couldn't open the ketchup satchel.. It always happens with me.. So I gobbled up the croissant even though it was bland..So that was the end of the treacherous 3 hours from Mumbai to Hyderabad.
Hyderabad airport was good, the same shops, eateries etc., Duty free shops like any other airport pulls the crowd in. Since I was on a budget I didn't shop anything! Window shopped, took some selfies and just enjoyed being in the good space. We had the much needed filter coffee but as luck had its day it was a tasteless cup of 100 bucks which was no where close to any filtered caffeine. But we needed the caffeine doze after a long hot flight so it didn't make a difference. I remembered all the amazing cup of coffees i have had at home, in several small restaurants in Bangalore and Chennai. You are made to experience something bad so you appreciate the good things in life (the philosopher in me)!!
We boarded Trujet flight to tirupati.. Never have I travelled in such a small flight before..It look so compact, my thought was that I was going to have another 45 mins of uncomfortable flight journey but I was wrong. Just the opposite of previous experience in all ways.. Small yet comfy..Had the A/c on all the time! :) And there was no delay in the flight. Snacks was served.. Samosa & a local company made mango juice. Overall Trujet made me feel better.
We reached Tirupati after about 5 hours of leaving from home!
My experience at Tirupati in the next post!
So Mom & I boarded the flight and the flight's final destination was Jedah. It had the typical 3-4-3 seating in the economy class. So we were all set seated in the plane, waiting for it to take off, without knowing it would be an eternal wait. So the pain of the wait started because it was the month of June, which means the climate was pretty hot..approximately 35 degrees c hot. There was no air conditioning inside the flight as we waited. Many co-passengers started requesting the flight authorities to turn the a/c on but they wouldn't oblige until the plane started.. And that starting took 1 hour & 8 mins to be precise.. One of the most uncomfortable 1 hour and 8 mins of flight experience I have had in my life.
Once it took off life was back to normal. Like as usual Air India serves snacks- Croissant, chocolate cake, fruits. After the one hour wait I could eat anything. I couldn't open the ketchup satchel.. It always happens with me.. So I gobbled up the croissant even though it was bland..So that was the end of the treacherous 3 hours from Mumbai to Hyderabad.
Hyderabad airport was good, the same shops, eateries etc., Duty free shops like any other airport pulls the crowd in. Since I was on a budget I didn't shop anything! Window shopped, took some selfies and just enjoyed being in the good space. We had the much needed filter coffee but as luck had its day it was a tasteless cup of 100 bucks which was no where close to any filtered caffeine. But we needed the caffeine doze after a long hot flight so it didn't make a difference. I remembered all the amazing cup of coffees i have had at home, in several small restaurants in Bangalore and Chennai. You are made to experience something bad so you appreciate the good things in life (the philosopher in me)!!
We boarded Trujet flight to tirupati.. Never have I travelled in such a small flight before..It look so compact, my thought was that I was going to have another 45 mins of uncomfortable flight journey but I was wrong. Just the opposite of previous experience in all ways.. Small yet comfy..Had the A/c on all the time! :) And there was no delay in the flight. Snacks was served.. Samosa & a local company made mango juice. Overall Trujet made me feel better.
We reached Tirupati after about 5 hours of leaving from home!
My experience at Tirupati in the next post!
