India travel notes (16) to catch a plane — easily go wrong Delhi airport

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22 January is China's Lunar New year, this day in the morning, in a lot of watchmen the Chinese haven't slept, we packed and ready to start from Delhi.

4: 30 in the morning because they must start the night before we went to the front, the youth hostels in advance put here for the international youth hostel membership card in hand (according to their requirements, generally when the checkout go to you), just in case they do not have am Service staff or other reason can't get the membership card, in the event that other cities you want to use it every time you have to repeat (the Office is to spend money on the membership card, valid for one year).

At the same time, we and a good greeting, they remain unattended, we handle the check for am out formalities.

Go on a journey, in order to save time, you may put the flights schedule very early, if travelers sleep more sedate, don't forget to morning call, missed the flight but also tedious and time consuming.

4: 30, we had to leave the hotel in time for the procedure, the head wrapped blue linen of Sikhs drivers already waiting at the gate of the hotel.

India has a lot of airlines, more famous as Air India, JET Airways, Sahara airlines.

From the airport to the airline on-duty service, private jet airlines may be the best service and equipment, and also the various City Airport Terminal is the most conspicuous in the Hall, blue signs, all height of less than 1 m 6 (probably shorter) of beautiful services Miss, unified career suits and dresses, and even the weighing and packaging machines also looks very new very clean. Indian Airlines is a State company, our order is printing and shipping of the whole flight. Indian Airlines sign is dark yellow, in the light also still prominent, airport of Indian Airlines service workers were men, dressed in plain clothes, doesn't look very professional, make people feel less at ease.

New Delhi has three airports, it is necessary to make clear that the wrong airport, that's no airplane seats.

One is a Gandhi International Airport, specialized for docking and departure for international flights, we arrive from China, New Delhi is parked at the airport. The other two is the domestic airport. In order to be on the safe side, we book tickets in advance and who to contact and confirm our riding is Indian Airlines domestic flights, you should Demestic Airport 1A domestic airport check-in.

Ambassador of sign car entered again the driver of the Sikhs to confirm we're Demestic 1A airport, Airport and other airports.

Driver side with India's unique approach shook his head, said yes to confirm the three times, once you get the same answer, we all laughed, rest assured. Previously heard friends said that India people nod is not shaking is in fact not so simple, India who accompany said yes when shaking his head, described as from one side of the shoulder to the other side swinging more appropriate, and we always say "no" when shaking don't look quite the same. However, if you give a person what India calls, he said expressionless, and yes, you'll note a nod, he may be just out of habit or polite, said he heard, not expressed to understand or agree with you, not that he would go to perform, we at the back of ate this deficit. Thus, in India, if you have important things and India, and say unto them, be sure to confirm again.

20 minutes by car, we arrived at the airport, the Airport 1A Demestic pay the fare and tips, pushed the car, go straight to the airport gate.

Impressions, all India airport, gate are holding guns or rifles of the guard and check the tickets of the police, the police will carefully review your ticket allows you to enter the departure hall, inside the airport terminal, unlike other places very few strangers, no beggar. And when we arrived in India's international airport, New Delhi domestic airport than seems to be more modern, signs are very eye-catching, orderly, electronic display devices and bright light feel as if with here do international airport may on India should look some more. Our door is a sight to see a yellow sign with Air India registration desks, and has been ranked a long team. Pushing luggage, at the end, when the team, I do not know what is the inspiration that drive I get tickets to the service desk, let is registration of attendants see I should queue up here, that seems not particularly professional staff takes a look at my ticket once told me that we are going in the wrong airport. I immediately asked him to confirm that this is not the Demestic Airport 1A airport, he replied, Yes, but you should go to the international airport. I hurried back to the situation tell the team tail companions, this time is 5: 00 pm, everyone's neural tension immediately.

Airport Terminal there is a help desk service desk, at the "May I help you" brand.

We came to the table, and there sat a career woman, she saw our air is certainly tell us, this time from Delhi to vegetarian Poole's aircraft, fly from Dubai, Delhi, though both may be printed, but belong to international flights, and we booked it is this flight, you must check in at the airport. Before we ask her to go to the international airport from here and for how long, she smiled and told us that you do not have to hurry to the airport from 1A to Demestic Airport is very close to the international airport, do not miss the plane.

Thanks go out immediately after, a companion to hire taxi.

Unexpectedly, he just out the door, a India guy stopped him, the first thing I asked, is not going to the airport, he said to us in the past, but to receive 150 rupees, simple contract bargaining, 100 rupees, ten-minute drive from the international airport. First, we also wondered why the India people saw us companions went to know he was going to the airport, then weA India people there know that many take this flight from Delhi to go vegetarian and poor tourists will mistake to the airport, he here has several stalls. According to him, we were lucky, if we're going to another domestic airport, time very nervous. Think a bit scared, the event really missed the plane, we might have to shorten the trip.

The aircraft was 6: 30 to take off, but actually to 7: 00 we sat on the plane.

To India India flight before I hear often late, we would not feel strange. India people seem to get used to this kind of late, and no one complained, nor is there any airport or airline staff out said sorry.

Half an hour later, we landed at the airport in vegetarian Poole.