Hi All,
This Year begining on 12th (i.e. on January 12th,2007) I had traveled to Hyderabad from Kolkata By Airdeccan flight, that was My first Flying Experience with lots of the Feelings in my mind/heart. Few Sai d their first flying was like ‘Watching Real Google Earth from sky’, some other Expressed They felt like ‘touching Sky’.
but but mine are …................
So be ready all to hear a very long Story for me...it is going to be really long so be Prepared to read a long story...
Before beginning this, I have to say few words…I went Airport for the first time, when I was in class 7th (I think that was Madhu mamayya’s Singapore or Canada trip, not sure) after that Number of times I went till the front gate (Visitor’s gallery), for Send offs/Receive Many Relatives of “Allani group†and also few Close Friends. But never had an opportunity to cross visitor’s gallery, this made me curious about Flight Journey, after loosing two onsite opportunities in the professional Life, my ‘insider’ was more curious about Flying, so he (my Insider) had always used to tell me “Better late than Never†.
I want to dedicate this article to both My maternal / paternal Grand parents and I thank to Wright brothers ...who invented Airplane, and also I thank to
Mr.GR .Gopinath,CEO of Airdeccan (the common man’s Airplane) .
The Story Begins….
This was my first flight in my life; I was very much exhilarated at this venture. I was quite new to the procedural Issues; I was told that the air tickets can be booked through online; as such I approached ‘Air Deccan’.
Without any difficulty I could secure an air ticket from ‘Kolkata’ to ‘ Hyderabad ’, exactly 10 days ahead of my first Voyage.
On the day of my flight, I had left my office at about 3 PM and reached my residence,
There was not much luggage as such, one of my friends accompanied me to the airport and hence we hired a taxi up to Airport at about 5 pm, with that the Journey Begun.
The Domestic airport at kolkata is renamed after the Great leader Nethaji ‘Subhash Chandra Boss’, we reached there at sharp 5.40 pm.
At 5.50 pm I entered the airport and submitted my travel documents simultaneously my luggage was scanned, at another counter I was given the boarding pass. to go to aircraft which was bound for Hyderabad , there was Queue of about 70 passengers, among them 90% were Telugu Speaking Guys that to majority were IT Employees, may be because of that environment I didn’t feel like I am flying for the first time.
While proceeding further in the queue, I came to know that 3 more persons of my organization were coming to Hyderabad in the same plane. After 30 mins waiting we are led into an airport bus which took us near to the Plane parked at the distance.
An officer of the airlines standing at the “gang way†collected our tickets and allowed inside the aircraft. Hither to I had not seen an aircraft so closely, as I was coming from the sentimental family I thought it proper to put my right leg first into the aircraft, then “I boarded the plane for the first time in my life....â€(Prapanchanni Gelichinatlu Adho Great Feeling kaasepu) .it took 20 min b4 it get started. I was not aware of the seat arrangement in the aircraft. With a hesitant mind not knowing where to sit I had entered the aircraft where an airhostess welcomed us and showed our seats. She had also helped me in tie my seat belt.
At 7.15 pm the entrance of the plane was closed and pilot entered cockpit, after that the flight Officer introduced her self as Anamika and given certain instructions to the passengers on board that we have… to fasten our seat belts, not to use cell Phone at the start of the flight, incase of emergencies how to use saving devices (life vests).
She also indicated the arrival destination Time.
At 7.20 the plane started movement up to the runway till the last point and it took turn, on the main runway picked up speed within that speed itself raised to the sky at sharp 7.42 pm
As it was night time I could see from a height, the entire city of kolkata glowing with street lights, it gave me a picture of shining galaxies below me.
During the initial flight hour, I had a feeling that the plane after attaining the desired height appear to the quite motion less and I had doubt whether it was moving forward or not. The person sitting next to me had a similar effect on him as it was also a first flight for him. (It went to some 3/4 of height then it was 45 degrees and I was like
Hanging in the air...then it was ok..) As the plane moved forward towards its destination the glittering kolkata disappeared and the entire surrounding atmosphere feel into vast darkness absolutely nothing visible.
( Madhya lo Teliyaka Windows ki CHevulu aninchi Padununnanu, kaani Ventane Ghooba Pagile la Chevilo Okate Resound Vachchi Avasta paddanu,kasepu pakkana vadu matladedi kuda emi vinapadaledu)
On an observation, the interior of the plane presented nothing new then an luxury Volvo bus.
At 9.15 pm after completion of the two hours journey, the aircraft lowered on approaching Hyderabad city and then we knew that our journey is coming to an end.
At 9.18 pm we had seen big roads of Hyderabad city and flight officer announced the city details like temperature and airport name (NTR domestic airport), after some time we had get down from the flight and caught the bus to go the exit gate of airport, at the same time
One of my good Bengali friends Ms. Hrituparna called me and asked ‘whether you reached safely’ (Oh god! very good auspicious sign)
Being my first venture of a flight I had enjoyed a lot but a loss being night time there was a pinch of little sorrow that I could not see the beauty of the earth from such great height, perhaps it would have been possible if the flight was during day time and I could have enjoyed a little more.
Ok, the mail backs with feed back on this story, (Telugu Lo ayithe Enka Baga Wrasi unde vanni)
Babye,
Venu
