The flight journey was another memorable one as it was the first time that I stepped onto a flight. The thought about the journey in the flight keeps one rolling ... Travel in the Place (new people, new culture, all the movies which had been shot in such sequence), Air-Hostess (let me ask her this 'n' that, let me try to impress her), Food (let me order as much as possible) and Photo shoot (with the Air-hostess, the aerial view, the ambiance)
At the entrance you are welcomed by your most expected "Air-Hostess" and she guides you to the seat ... There were from strange behavior that I observed among the passengers ... Whenever the air-host passes by they would not have realized itself, but when the air-hostess passes by they try and do anything and everything possible to establish a conversation. It would be like they try to impress her (just like the "Hero's" in Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood) They would be Mother-Teresa at times ... else Super Star. I thought what best someone could do to impress them that too in such a small place. I felt it when I was putting my seat belts. Though it was the first time in flight, wearing seat belts was not a tedious task as it was similar to the way that you wear the seat belts in the car. Now I had my 3 sweaters and the 2 jackets wrapped on my lap and I managed to wear the seat belts as per the instruction (the air-host and the air-hostess demonstrate what needs to be done while travelling and at the time of emergencies). As their routine check before take off, they went across all the seats to check if all the passengers had worn the seat belts correctly. Just before she came to our section, the guy on one side asked me to wear the belts tightly ... I replied, it was OK ... But he pushed my jacket aside and started fiddling and started to adjust it ... As the air-hostess approached us, she asked if any help was required ... The guy politely replied, "No thanks, just helping him adjust his seat belt" what an act of heroism and the latter smiled and said "Thank You". Remember "Driving an Auto in the Cycle's Gap"!!!
The Flights "Take-Off" is the best moment of all ... It would be just like a Usain Bolt getting ready for the sprint (best part is, it would be in the slow-motion style) ... The flight moves to one end of the runway slowly, steadily, just like a warm-up session. Once its on the one end it takes a U turn to face the track (well this depends on where the runway is) ... On your mark ... Set (the engine gives the loud noise) ... GO!!! ... just like the 100m race sprint of UB, the flight pushes itself with the maximum power, exhausts maximum energy then just before it realizes that if it continues this way it would hit the wall it gives a jerk like Mike Powell and takes off from the ground and then what it is called "flight" and glides in the air. Every moment you could feel the flight pushing itself upward, screeching the sky and moving into a new world altogether. This is the best part of the whole flight journey and suggest others not to wear any cotton, or headsets to your ears ... (you would miss something very precious), then again if you have acousticophobia then its better to take all the necessary measurements.
Once the flight takes off its just like you go in any other airbus on the roads. Here there won't be any traffic police ... no "take diversion" ... no checking inspection ... no wait for trains to pass by as we have on the roads. But remember you still have the bumpy travel every time you hit a cloud. The AH's give us update every time the flight is changing the direction just to keep us alert. This is another place our hero's become active, when they are asked to occupy the seats at the time of take off ... people take off from their seats to the wash room ... not sure if something else as well takes off :D
The later part of the journey would be more like a train travel ... Some enjoying the night lights, some the darkness, some reading, some fast asleep and the rest merely loitering around to find out the whereabouts of the Air Hostess. Some behave really strange like the passenger next to my seat, standing and traveling and complaining that his leg room was so less. Something noticeable was when couple of them changed their costumes to "Lungi" in the cabin itself. They would ensure that they make it feel like home. There are books about the flight and emergency exercises and exits and some magazines. The lights can be adjusted as per our needs.
Now comes the exciting one, the food & beverages ... They start with the usual starters like the nuts or snacks. I started off with the ground nuts and peas ... Next was the beverages, I was asked "Beer/Soft Drinks"... I said any "Non-Aerated Drinks" ... The crew went to other passengers and started to take their orders and serving them ... Sometime later one of the Air-Hostess passed a cup to this crew, he gave it to me saying, "We serve this only to the Business class passengers" Guess what ... It was a Tender COCONUT!!! It was the frozen coconut water neatly packed, so I asked him for one more, again he went to the other end and got me one. Next following was the meals ... now the timing is when they finish with the starters from the last row towards the front the meals starts. Its a mini trolley with Veg and Non-Veg variety food packets. I had the Non-Veg as I saw the menu for Veg and felt the NV was much better. The only thing they provide extra is water bottle.
As I completed the early breakfast 3:30 AM IST, we were told about the flight status and other information about the weather and forecast. From that moment starts the preparation for the landing. I was given the immigration form and health check for that I had to give it at the time of immigration. Though it was still 3:30 AM IST, I could see the early morning sky as it was the 6:00 AM SGT. The feeling of you being in Singapore starts that moment. When I peeped through the glasses, we could see the blue sky and the sea. The person sitting on the window seat never bothered to see the outside sky, the only thing he did perfectly was sleeping. The veins felt rejuvenated with the thought that you are about to land in a foreign nation.
Once I filled the forms, I was told about the landing ... The seat belts were worn again, so that was the last time we wear them in that journey ... People started to get their luggage's down from the cabins ... Just like a train people started to accumulate their baggage's near the exit ... This is in spite of the repeated reminders from the cabin crew and air-hostess. They say, we have traveled enough and know what would happen. Some even boss around the air-hostess. With all the ionstructions given in between, we headed for the landing ... it was another pleasure to enjoy but not as much as I enjoyed the take off ... the flight glides, swings and falls to the ground THUND!!! skeeeechhh ... skeeechhh ... the brakes are applied and the flights are taken through the terminals where they need to park the planes. Once the plane was brought to a stand-still I felt the fish market scene, everyone pushing each other, pulling the luggage's and heading towards the exit ... It would look more like an emergency exit, people would be so eager to step out, you may think they are offering something for the first 100 passengers who step out. But nothing of that sort was given, except a pleasant "Thank You"from the air-hostess. So that was another dream coming true in my life, traveling in flight ... being the first of all the flight journeys, i remember every moment and cherish them all the way to this blog.
At the entrance you are welcomed by your most expected "Air-Hostess" and she guides you to the seat ... There were from strange behavior that I observed among the passengers ... Whenever the air-host passes by they would not have realized itself, but when the air-hostess passes by they try and do anything and everything possible to establish a conversation. It would be like they try to impress her (just like the "Hero's" in Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood) They would be Mother-Teresa at times ... else Super Star. I thought what best someone could do to impress them that too in such a small place. I felt it when I was putting my seat belts. Though it was the first time in flight, wearing seat belts was not a tedious task as it was similar to the way that you wear the seat belts in the car. Now I had my 3 sweaters and the 2 jackets wrapped on my lap and I managed to wear the seat belts as per the instruction (the air-host and the air-hostess demonstrate what needs to be done while travelling and at the time of emergencies). As their routine check before take off, they went across all the seats to check if all the passengers had worn the seat belts correctly. Just before she came to our section, the guy on one side asked me to wear the belts tightly ... I replied, it was OK ... But he pushed my jacket aside and started fiddling and started to adjust it ... As the air-hostess approached us, she asked if any help was required ... The guy politely replied, "No thanks, just helping him adjust his seat belt" what an act of heroism and the latter smiled and said "Thank You". Remember "Driving an Auto in the Cycle's Gap"!!!
The Flights "Take-Off" is the best moment of all ... It would be just like a Usain Bolt getting ready for the sprint (best part is, it would be in the slow-motion style) ... The flight moves to one end of the runway slowly, steadily, just like a warm-up session. Once its on the one end it takes a U turn to face the track (well this depends on where the runway is) ... On your mark ... Set (the engine gives the loud noise) ... GO!!! ... just like the 100m race sprint of UB, the flight pushes itself with the maximum power, exhausts maximum energy then just before it realizes that if it continues this way it would hit the wall it gives a jerk like Mike Powell and takes off from the ground and then what it is called "flight" and glides in the air. Every moment you could feel the flight pushing itself upward, screeching the sky and moving into a new world altogether. This is the best part of the whole flight journey and suggest others not to wear any cotton, or headsets to your ears ... (you would miss something very precious), then again if you have acousticophobia then its better to take all the necessary measurements.
Once the flight takes off its just like you go in any other airbus on the roads. Here there won't be any traffic police ... no "take diversion" ... no checking inspection ... no wait for trains to pass by as we have on the roads. But remember you still have the bumpy travel every time you hit a cloud. The AH's give us update every time the flight is changing the direction just to keep us alert. This is another place our hero's become active, when they are asked to occupy the seats at the time of take off ... people take off from their seats to the wash room ... not sure if something else as well takes off :D
The later part of the journey would be more like a train travel ... Some enjoying the night lights, some the darkness, some reading, some fast asleep and the rest merely loitering around to find out the whereabouts of the Air Hostess. Some behave really strange like the passenger next to my seat, standing and traveling and complaining that his leg room was so less. Something noticeable was when couple of them changed their costumes to "Lungi" in the cabin itself. They would ensure that they make it feel like home. There are books about the flight and emergency exercises and exits and some magazines. The lights can be adjusted as per our needs.
Now comes the exciting one, the food & beverages ... They start with the usual starters like the nuts or snacks. I started off with the ground nuts and peas ... Next was the beverages, I was asked "Beer/Soft Drinks"... I said any "Non-Aerated Drinks" ... The crew went to other passengers and started to take their orders and serving them ... Sometime later one of the Air-Hostess passed a cup to this crew, he gave it to me saying, "We serve this only to the Business class passengers" Guess what ... It was a Tender COCONUT!!! It was the frozen coconut water neatly packed, so I asked him for one more, again he went to the other end and got me one. Next following was the meals ... now the timing is when they finish with the starters from the last row towards the front the meals starts. Its a mini trolley with Veg and Non-Veg variety food packets. I had the Non-Veg as I saw the menu for Veg and felt the NV was much better. The only thing they provide extra is water bottle.
As I completed the early breakfast 3:30 AM IST, we were told about the flight status and other information about the weather and forecast. From that moment starts the preparation for the landing. I was given the immigration form and health check for that I had to give it at the time of immigration. Though it was still 3:30 AM IST, I could see the early morning sky as it was the 6:00 AM SGT. The feeling of you being in Singapore starts that moment. When I peeped through the glasses, we could see the blue sky and the sea. The person sitting on the window seat never bothered to see the outside sky, the only thing he did perfectly was sleeping. The veins felt rejuvenated with the thought that you are about to land in a foreign nation.
Once I filled the forms, I was told about the landing ... The seat belts were worn again, so that was the last time we wear them in that journey ... People started to get their luggage's down from the cabins ... Just like a train people started to accumulate their baggage's near the exit ... This is in spite of the repeated reminders from the cabin crew and air-hostess. They say, we have traveled enough and know what would happen. Some even boss around the air-hostess. With all the ionstructions given in between, we headed for the landing ... it was another pleasure to enjoy but not as much as I enjoyed the take off ... the flight glides, swings and falls to the ground THUND!!! skeeeechhh ... skeeechhh ... the brakes are applied and the flights are taken through the terminals where they need to park the planes. Once the plane was brought to a stand-still I felt the fish market scene, everyone pushing each other, pulling the luggage's and heading towards the exit ... It would look more like an emergency exit, people would be so eager to step out, you may think they are offering something for the first 100 passengers who step out. But nothing of that sort was given, except a pleasant "Thank You"from the air-hostess. So that was another dream coming true in my life, traveling in flight ... being the first of all the flight journeys, i remember every moment and cherish them all the way to this blog.
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