tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post3346589896325292792..comments2023-08-25T17:30:36.937+05:30Comments on Business Musings: The sheer bliss inside the airportRameshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-87165047003715338602010-11-16T09:27:03.854+05:302010-11-16T09:27:03.854+05:30@Gils - romba kodumai saar :)
@J - joys are unive...@Gils - romba kodumai saar :)<br /><br />@J - joys are universal indeed, but Chennai is specially joyful ! Haha - poor managers are now worse off than poor academics :)<br /><br />@LG - Oh yes the free call ; something funny happens to people when a freebie is given<br /><br />@KC - Harbans Kaur is an even more formidable version of Rajalakshmi !!<br /><br />@Deepa - Yes - Its an expedition and when you cross the finish line I suppose its perfectly OK to yell Yahoo !!Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-873278034549415092010-11-16T00:58:28.906+05:302010-11-16T00:58:28.906+05:30Once a less traveled family friend who was flying ...Once a less traveled family friend who was flying for the first time asked me about the procedures inside the airport! I said, once you enter the airport gate, just throw yourself in, you'll be kept busy till the time you board your flight. Remember, the agenda is to get a boarding pass and reaching the right gate!<br /><br />Next time someone asks me, I'll send this link to them! :D Atleast they'll see the humour in the event!Deepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149267172223745802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-43842279583944262152010-11-16T00:42:39.839+05:302010-11-16T00:42:39.839+05:30This is hilarious! hehe..i could visualize myself ...This is hilarious! hehe..i could visualize myself in all these painful procedures. Delhi is not different from Chennai, that bus ride from boarding gate to plane takes about 30 mins (all standing)as seats are reserved for Rajlakshimi "Kaur". And it takes 1 hours for a plane to reach the runway.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731751368257146797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-62856807129157986012010-11-15T16:41:49.025+05:302010-11-15T16:41:49.025+05:30oh yes Ramesh, a lot to write about, an experience...oh yes Ramesh, a lot to write about, an experience this morning only was nothing sort of excruciating... will post a few of my experiences for sure. Having said that, both of your posts were mind blowing to read.Vishalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09901902300962335348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-74669269111133834932010-11-15T12:04:05.860+05:302010-11-15T12:04:05.860+05:30very true and I could visualize things at Chennai ...very true and I could visualize things at Chennai Airport..oh my.. One particular thing I wish to mention is the "3 Minutes free calls" Oh gee, there would alway be a "Q" as if they are going to the end of the world..<br /><br />I'll go with RS, it's comparatively low (disturbances) than Chennai's.LGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-21033207518532197192010-11-15T11:30:29.573+05:302010-11-15T11:30:29.573+05:30LOL! Some of these joys are universal though (why ...LOL! Some of these joys are universal though (why pick on Chennai) - unintelligible announcements at the top of their voices but something that I find uniquely Indian is queues that spring up everywhere only to completely dissolve at the last minute. Despite your stories of being squished in the cattle-class, I assume that once you reach the plane you comfortably travel business unlike poor academics :) Happy travels!Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-73227018044961947192010-11-15T06:27:12.171+05:302010-11-15T06:27:12.171+05:30Did you miss a Queue, the one after boarding gate ...Did you miss a Queue, the one after boarding gate queue and prior to the bus queue, for the purpose of checking your liquids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-25426048723477944292010-11-14T21:14:55.002+05:302010-11-14T21:14:55.002+05:30elaam oknga..aana ticket vangarapo insurance polic...elaam oknga..aana ticket vangarapo insurance policy venumaanu kepaanga parunga...anga thaan allu kelambum. U travel by train bus car..ethulayachum accident aaga chance iruku. Accident aana unga veetuku ivlo kaasu kedaikum..so take an insurance solitu vikarangala!!! aana air travella iruku!! enna koduma ithu. Enga airlinesla vantha u mite visit emalogam also nu beethiya kelapi thaanya flightlyae etharaanga!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-18895642312158857782010-11-14T20:59:14.102+05:302010-11-14T20:59:14.102+05:30@RS - Chennai was just an example ; same thing hap...@RS - Chennai was just an example ; same thing happens everywhere. Only thing unique to Chennai is the upside down positioning of the bag on the screening machine !!<br /><br />This post was a Rajalakshmi free zone, I thought !! :)<br /><br />@Vishal - You have traveled equally frequently ; maybe you can post another angle in your blog ??<br /><br />@zeno - There are the numerous fan associations of stars and starlets whop are ready to take quick offence and bash up innocent me !! Have to be on guard :)<br /><br />@Sandhya - Knowing you; you are eligible for half ticket and not two :):) Oh yes the overhead baggae bit; nobody beats the Tamilians in maximising carry on luggae - so much so that Singapore airport has a special channel for only Chennai bound passengers just to check the weight and size of carry on baggage before they let you in.<br /><br />And no; I don't envy myself when squashed between two outsized humans :):)<br /><br />@RamMmm - I don;t want to even start on the abominations that are US airports. Heathrow, especially Terminal 3 is even worse than an abomination. Chennai any day !!Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-31785357750176716312010-11-14T20:42:29.708+05:302010-11-14T20:42:29.708+05:30:-) LOL at your agony and for the special treatmen...:-) LOL at your agony and for the special treatment to Chennai airport. :-)<br /><br />Every country has its own quirks and Indians add their quirkiness further there. US of A doesn't generally allow you to lock your check-ins and break open the locks, if they are not FAA certified. :-( To their credit, I have seen tags inside the baggage that state that they have been opened, but not all though. The check-in queues are far worse than what I have seen in India. London has its own circuitous transit schemes, but to an extent fast though.<br /><br />The announcements usually take the cake in any airport. :-) :-) South Indian name massacre usually happens and made worse by the odd acoustics at the airports.<br /><br />The immigration officer at B'luru wants to know where I stay and needs to show my company ID card to prove that I am a genuine company employee.<br /><br />Ha. Quirks or none, reading the post was fun-o-fun.RamNarayanShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399693444460979865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-37992055923109518412010-11-14T19:30:43.173+05:302010-11-14T19:30:43.173+05:30and i really envy those fat ladies who have had th...and i really envy those fat ladies who have had the pleasure of your company on a long distance journey!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-62138403206655218532010-11-14T19:29:09.540+05:302010-11-14T19:29:09.540+05:30ROTFL
You are absolutely amazing. i am bookmarkin...ROTFL<br /><br />You are absolutely amazing. i am bookmarking this site for one of those low days for instant rejuvination :-)<br /><br />Just one view from Rajalakshmi here :-)<br /><br />it is really frustrating to retrieve checked in luggage. but it is even more frustrating with all rajalakshmans who carry big suitcases in hand baggages to avoid the check out process and eating away all the Overhead compartment space. <br /><br />and about the seat - i am really sorry Ramesh - i cant really help. airlines dont allow me to book two tickets to accomodate my size. so i guess, you have to bear with the sandwich :-)Sandhya Sriramhttp://sandhyasriram.sulekha.com/blog/posts.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-57992536711283236902010-11-14T12:21:07.643+05:302010-11-14T12:21:07.643+05:30Having Chennai as an adopted home for the past few...Having Chennai as an adopted home for the past few years,it hurts to see Chennai being targeted. Too bad we dont have any RSS kind of people to defend it and protest against your comments :P :D<br /><br />On a serious note, What you say is so true! Once the security in the fenced area did not let me go telling still you have time for the flight and people for this flight are not permitted now,while i hardly had two hours for the international flight!Appuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943787484240840432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-72879582529059359562010-11-14T11:07:08.922+05:302010-11-14T11:07:08.922+05:30That is wonderful Ramesh! Having travelled extensi...That is wonderful Ramesh! Having travelled extensively over past 5 years, I could not relate to your post any better. Infact, getting inside the airport may not be that irritating if you left 20 minutes early from home. But talking of the inside airport experience, God save us. Chaos at x-ray machines and check-in counters - just pathetic! Just to add, you would notice least number of check-in counters for the flight which is scheduled to depart earliest of them all. Security check is one lifetime experience which happens everytime you board a flight. Pune Airport is one such example.<br /><br />You have beautifully explained all the bliss (or rather pain) of being inside the airport before one finally takes off to destination.Vishalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09901902300962335348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-80518849081491544292010-11-14T09:59:08.236+05:302010-11-14T09:59:08.236+05:30More than a take on indian airport (chennai, in pa...More than a take on indian airport (chennai, in particular), this seems to be targetted on the 'Rajalakshmis' :D. The security demanding for name tag on hand baggage-LOL! LOL!! This includes one on the laptop bags as well :D. What logic? What logic?? I think rituals have become very much a part of our life that we cannot just outgrow.......<br /><br />I wonder why this happens only in Chennai? Coimbatore/Trivandrum have a smaller airport, but is not such a mess for sure.Atleast, the security guys are not harsh!! :DRSnoreply@blogger.com