Record of sorts
It was destined to be a day with a difference. I had to catch a 7:05 am flight to Nagpur. Here’s the slow motion action replay
06:19 – I get a call from my colleague, who’s already at the airport, to check where i’ve reached
06:20 – I realise I am still in bed and the flight takes off in 45 mins
06:22 – I’ve already put on a fresh set of clothes & run to put on my shoes
06:23 – I pick up my laptop bag and RUN
06:25 – I intercept a rick on the main road, promise him double fare if he gets me to the airport FAST
06:30 – My colleague says the Jet folks will close the boarding gate in 10 mins. Since I am a JP member they have kept the boarding pass ready in case I make it in 10 mins.
06:40 – I ask my colleague to hide inside the loo. Since he already has the boarding pass I reckon they will try & hunt him down.
06:50 – I reach the airport, pay the rick guy 200 bucks, thank him profusely and run to the Jet counter
06:51 – The lady at the counter spots me, checks my name & hands me the boarding pass and requests me to RUN. I thank her. Mention to her that she is a life saver
06:57 – I step inside the aircraft passing many a nasty faces looking at me & join my colleague who managed to get out of the loo a few mins before I reached the airport
07:10 – The flight takes off
So from the bed to inside the aircraft in 37 mins has to be a world record of sorts. Thank you Jet Airways.
I had to buy a toothbrush, razor & deo after I landed. I got to our company guest house and thanked my stars before taking a refreshing bath.
