INDIAN AIRLINES Review

Flying to me was always a nightmare. I must confess that i had a phobia for flying ever since i went on a flight to goa when i was 7

& i have a valid reason for that as i went puking during the entire journey. I dont really recollect how it was at that time , but i decided after that day , never again will i travel by plane. Until one fine day this nightmare turned into reality.

I recently went to bangalore to meet my bhaiya & bhabhi & to my horror i discovered that my brother had booked my flight from bangalore to Bombay well in advance through some website (makemytrip i suppose).My world came crashing down & soon i found myself at the bangalore airport. I handed the printout to the guy at the indian airlines counter & was shown my way for the security check in. Since i was travelling alone for the first time & was new to the whole procedure i was guided well by the indian airlines authority. After collecting the tags & parting with my luggage & finishing all my formalities ,i patiently waited for them to announce the flight. My flight was at 11.00am & bang it was right on time. We were taken in a bus to the awfully dreaded air plane. I was pretty nervous & anxious & was chanting god’s name in my mind all the time. I got a comfortable window seat & i dared look out from the window. The air hostess were all saree clad & they gave us all the necessary instructions. Soon it was time to take off & as the plane gathered momentum on the runway , i closed my eyes tightly & began saying my prayers in my mind. Thankfully nothing happened to me & withing minutes i was up in the air, although i got a funny feeling in my stomach for a minute or two. So far so good i thought.

Coming to the technical aspects :

Punctuality : The flight was very much in time & as it was predicted we reached Bombay in exactly one & half hour.

Seating arrangement : The seating arrangement was good enough i enjoyed looking at the clouds & buildings which appeared like ants from top.

Service & hospitality : The air hostess were neatly dressed in blue sarees & were kind enough to make me feel at home. Also they were very polite & soft spoken.

Food : Food was pretty good. As we were travelling from 11.00 am to 12.30pm we were given a decent vegetarian lunch. My lunch consisted of yoghurt , a punjabi sabzi , dal fry , rice , aachar , a bread puff with amul butter & jam , some salad & a frooty. Later we were even served tea & coffee as per our convenience.

Landing : The landing was very smooth & thankfully i came back in one piece.

The moment we landed i started getitng calls from my anxious parents & my brother & they were happy that i had a comfortable journey back home.I gathered my luggage from the airport (everything was in its place) & headed back home with a sigh of relief.

So in a nutshell , Indian airlines is quite reasonable & as i have never flown with any other flight i cant actually compare it with any other airline.