This post comes to you from Bangalore Airport while we wait for our now very delayed flight on budget airline IndiGo. We'd heard about frequent delays and cancellations flying domestically in India but for almost 4 horus we've been waiting. And waiting.
But as luck would have it, waiting in airports is very different now than it was a few years ago. We have my laptop (for any internet emergencies) and a borrowed wireless modem which means we can surf the internet until the battery runs out. There may be many things that don't work well in India, but the internet is very, very good and put Telecom's pathetic offerings to shame. Naughty, bad Telecom.
But as luck would have it, waiting in airports is very different now than it was a few years ago. We have my laptop (for any internet emergencies) and a borrowed wireless modem which means we can surf the internet until the battery runs out. There may be many things that don't work well in India, but the internet is very, very good and put Telecom's pathetic offerings to shame. Naughty, bad Telecom.
Breaking News.
Bruce has just found out the reason for the delay. Apparently the plane was ready to go and someone phoned in to say there was a bomb on the plane. But it's been searched and there's just some paperwork to be done (there's always paperwork to be done!) and then we can go.
An update from our hotel in Jaipur after we'd arrived safely.
While we were waiting on the bus that transports passengers out to the planes, there were a few very grumbly men complaining about the delays and making accusations that the airline staff were lying about the bomb threat. Anyway, the bus sets off and takes ages to drive us out to the very edge of the airport where our plane is all by itself and surrounded by military, and our bags are waiting on the tarmac to be identified. Then the grumbly men got very quiet ! We are very happy that IndiGo responded so well to the threat.
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