Date: 8th May, 2006
Time: 11:50 P.M.
Location: Ahmedabad Airport, Domestic Departure Terminal.
Cast: Ravi Kakadia, SpiceJet Airlines.
After the wait of 15 minutes, after the scheduled time, I boarded the flight no S109 of SpiceJet!! That was the first time I am travelling alone by flight and that to a late night flight!! So was curious, little bit scared!!! Was more worried of my journey from Mumbai to Pune!! When I boarded the flight, a beautiful airhostess welcomed me with her beautiful (Commercial) smile!!! Till that time everyting was looking fine and as per my satisfaction!!! Real story started after the flight took off!!! That was really bumpy!!! Believe me that was scary at times!! That was more bumpy then Pune roads ;) . The leg space was not good at all. So crampy!!! Guy of my height would have to figure out in what shape he has to mold to fit into that space. Realy horrible time in the air. Only advantage I was having was reaching Mumbai within an hour from A'bad!!
I think all my problems get over after reaching Mumbai at around 1:00 A.M. I have booked the bus ticket from Mumbai Airport to Pune, my home, by K.K.Travels. It is a reknown travelers. One guy from K.K. picked me up from Domestic arrival terminal to International terminal, from where I have to board the bus!!! Bus started on time with having 7 pessanger,who din't know their fate!! After 1 hour of journey driver found that batterry was disfunctional!! He drove till Lonavala!! But at lonaval finally bus gave up and refused to start!! That was at around 3:30 A.M. everyone was sleepy!!! Except me all other pessangers were international traveller, so you can understand their situation after plane jouney!!! We all were in hope that K.K.Travels would do something, but nothing came as a subsitute and we were standing middle of the expresshigway at early morning around 5:00 A.M. At the end at around 5:30 A.M. we have to board a private bus, going to Pune from Surat. Which droped me at Pune station at around 8:00 A.M.
That was really unprofessional from K.K.Travels side. No Help!! No backup!!
Now I can really understand what a low-cost airline means!!! If SpiceJet is like this, what willbe the situation in AirDeccan, who is charging the least!!!
Finaly I am at Pune, writing this for you!!