Hello,
It's the start of the second term and the beginning of Book 2.
Good luck!
This term will be discussing the different stages of the passenger processing. We start today with passenger experiences. Tell us about a time you have travelled by air. Write about any problems you have had at any step of the process before/ during/ after the flight.
Regards, RV
My first flight on Airbus A380
ReplyDeleteI have experienced quite a lot of problems when travelling by air: overbooked flights and having to wait sometimes even days to board the next available flight, wrong date on the ticket, visa problems, overweight luggage and having either to discard some of its content or pay an extra charge, to name a few.
But what I fear most is lost luggage, I can't imagine anything worse than arriving at a new city on the first day of my holiday without my suitcases and having to go through all the frustrating experience of filing a report, describing your bag and its contents and hoping that your bag will turn up before your board your flight back home.
However, I'd like to write about the first time I flew on Airbus A380.
First, I booked the flight with the Emirates, I paid online with my credit card and selected my seat. On the day of the flight I packed my luggage, took a taxi and arrived at the airport 2 hours prior to departure. I found the check-in desk and was slightly disappointed to see the queue in front. I regretted not checking online as I could have avoided the queue, but decided to be patient and wait for my turn.
I waited and waited, passengers were slowly processed, I was becoming worried whether I'll make the flight. Eventually after at least 40 mins, my turn arrived. Unfortunately, there was a problem with the reservation system, so I had to wait a little longer.
Finally, I got my boarding card, rushed through passport control and security and ran to find my gate.
I might have been the last person to get on the shuttle bus and after a bumpy ride I boarded Airbus A330 on a short-haul flight to Dubai where I was supposed to change planes en route to London Heathrow.
In the departure concourse, I did some shopping and bought some presents. Not before long it was time to proceed to the gate. I found the gate and there it was - the most amazing aircraft- the QUIET GIANT OF THE SKIES - the AIRBUS A380. Enormous, gigantic proportions, incredible wing span...... there it was waiting for its passengers.
The public announcement system announced boarding and I thought for a second how on earth are all these 500 passengers going to be processed quickly. Incredible as it may sound, they were: first mothers with children were invited to board, then first and business class passengers were asked to use the special air bridge to board the upper deck of the aircraft while all economy passengers (me including) used a separate air bridge to board the lower deck.
And there at the door were the cabin crew greeting passengers warmly and welcoming them on board. I entered the aircraft and was surprised how spacious it looked from inside with the calming colours of the interior. I was directed to my seat, it was very comfortable with plenty of leg room and an amazing choice of entertainment on the in-flight entertainment system.
I was ready to enjoy my flight. After 10-20 mins, the pilot welcomed us onboard, we were briefed of the security procedure and the aircraft was already taxiing on the taxiway. Then, it slowly started to gain speed and without a moment of hesitation it gracefully took off. Such a smooth take off! Beautiful! And then a six and a half hour flight of comfort before we reached London.
I liked the whole experience, the plane, the service, the entertainment system, the wooden interior of the bathrooms. I can only imagine what it must be like on the upper deck where first class passengers can even use showers and jacuzzis to refresh themselves during the flight. The landing was as smooth and graceful as the take off.
It was time to say Good bye to the GENTLE GIANT OF THE SKIES.
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ReplyDeleteMy story happened five years ago when I traveled to Saudi Arabia I saw a criminal arrested by police men in the King Khalid’s airport. The criminal was escaping some forbidden drugs by three men. In that time all the people in the airport were fright because the police men were shouting to criminals and they tried to escape from the police but all gates were close for arrest these men.Finnaly they arrested these men and safe, comfort come again to this airport. Another point one of these criminals was crying and saying I have children please let me go to my home but the police didn't listen to his crying then they took him to security room for waiting the officer to come and ask them some questions. Their ages look in 30's and now may be they are in the jail.
ReplyDeletelast summer my friend travelled to london and before her travelled she gave me her dog to take care of it. one day I went to the park and when I was walking in the street I saw a car came fast and hit my friends dog. the dog died immediately so I bought ticket to travel to London to bury the dog. when I reached Heathrw Airport the airline said they had forgotten the dog in my country they thought the dog had died on the plane so they changed the dog and they give it to me a life. I was suprised how the airline have a five star service to bring the dog back to life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIn 1/9/2001, I was planning to travel to USA; I want to study in University of Utah, I finished my paper for the university.
ReplyDeleteI booked a ticket to travel in 3/9/2001. In the date of the flight, they told me that I need visa, I went to the embassy they told me to come after five days, I booked for the eight of September, the embassy called me and told me that the visa will finish next day, I felt angry, I tried to book again for ninth of September but the ticket was all sold, so I try to book again for the eleven of September, thanks god I found a ticket , I said this is my lucky day, when I was driving to the airport, I felt happy, the airport was fantastic, when I reach the dropping area I saw congestion, but I did not care, so I inter the airport , then I went to check in area, they said that I carried over weight baggage, I tried to remove some item , then they gave me the boarding ticket, I went to the security area, they said that I have hazards item, they took me to a special office to inspect my baggage, they didn’t found anything, then I interred the concourse and then I boarded the aircraft but when I sit in my seat I found that they took as to the wronged aircraft they took 15 minuet .
When we boarded the correct aircraft, they let as wait for half an hour, then the plan float and I was tired. I tried to take a nap, because the float would take 18 hours, I slept for 8 hours, but one of the flight craw told me that, the plane was hijacked, there was three tarrast, and they have guns, everyone were terrified.
The tarrast control the plane and change the destination, we felt that every minute move like a hour, when we saw the towers, we know that the plan to hit the towers, so I try to think about solution, when we were near the tower, I ran to the door of the plane and open it, I wait for the right moment to jump, before the hit the noticed me, they try to stopped me, I jump to the lower floor, and the plane hit the tower , the fire everywhere I through a rope throw the window and calmed down .
But the rope was too short , I was in the 100 floor, and the tower crash floor by floor , I don’t found any were to ran , so I jump, I felt like fling , I saw the ground became near and near so I close my eyes, and wait for the moment
I wait and wait
But nothing happen
I open my eyes I was suppress
I was dreaming
Please don’t through me outside the class
The dreamer fahad
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ReplyDeleteI have a lot of experience about traveling because while I’m traveling, a lot of problems happened to me. For example, few years ago, I traveled to Austria, but after long day from getting on trouble. I went to the airport before two hours from the takeoff time, but when I went to take my boarding pass, they refused to give me it because there was a problem with the name on the reservation and the name on the passport , because as they said, the spelling were different. They decided to call the manager but he was busy. After two hours the manager came to say sorry that’s our fault and the employee tried to be more specific. They asked me to wait for the next flight which it after 12 hours. I accepted because I have another chance.
overall , we should be sure that the reservation name is same as the name on the passport to avoid getting in trouble .
My first flight to Malaysia ✈
ReplyDeleteBefore four years ago i have been chosen by my school to travel to Malaysia in summer holiday.
I didn't sleep very well because i planned to sleep in the airplane because it's long-haul flight about 7 hours . So when i boarding the aircarft directly i sat in my place and then i slept , unfortunately a baby was crying in front of me i was furious ☠. My face seemed to be frown and told him stop crying then he stopped, again he was crying when i looked at him he stopped and so on , after that I didn't feel sleepy.
So i watched two movies and the airplane still on the sky , at the end of the second film I felt sleep and i was sleeping deep and i woke up when i heard the flight attendant when she said we arrived to our destination and welcome to Malaysia
ooh my god it was very long flight i have ever been.
Last summer, my aunt came to visit us, she came from London to Doha, and she booked just one week to visit us. After that she will stay in Dubai one week also. Her flight was good, She didn’t have any trouble when she arrived in Qatar. Than day before she go to Dubai my father check about her flight, they say she can travel to Dubai tomorrow at 8 a.m. there isn’t any problem. Then she wants to airport before the flight two hours. The check in tell her they have place in 7a.m flight .they ask her if she want get in this flight, so she agree to get in that flight. Everything was normal until she want to back to London. The check in Dubai told her your flight cancels because your time flight when come from Doha change. You should stay in Dubai two more days. After two days they call her and say they just have flight from here to Manchester not to London. She gets in that flight, than travel by car to London. For her Experience, she will never change her flight again, because she just gets in another flight all her booked cancel.
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