(Part 1 of 10)
Background: This is a continuation of my previous trip report which detailed the departure leg. With the celebrations over, it was time to head back home.
Note: As was with the departure leg, some of the photos are taken on my Pixel XL as I wanted to see how well it did at shooting an overnight TR. These photos are in a 3:2 aspect ratio, rather than the standard 4:3.
Flight Details
Flight Number: 9I/LLR 610 (booked as AI/AIC 9610)
Departure Airport: Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand (DED, VIDN)
Scheduled Time of Departure: 1915
Arrival Airport: Indira Gandhi International, Delhi (DEL, VIDP)
Schedule Time of Arrival: 2020
Cabin Class: Y
Having left the house early due to reports of heavy traffic along the way adding up to 30 min to the traveling time, I arrived at the airport at a really early (for domestic standards) 6 PM.
As I remarked in my previous TR, the Dehradun airport is really nice, and the best part is that it is very clean. It's a small airport, with just five check-in counters, and only one boarding gate (from where you are bussed to the tarmac), but there are all the amenities one would require.
With the flight departing over an hour later, there was not much for me to do... right? Nope! It was (and still is, for now) IPL season, and being a cricket fan, I was content to sit down and watch Royal Challengers Bangalore fumble to a low total against Kolkata Knight Riders.
When the innings break came, I tore myself away from the screen and went over to the waiting area past the security check. There, I saw VT-JCQ, an ATR 72-500 similar to the one that had ferried me here to Dehradun.
Thankfully, there was still a TV here, so I continued watching KKR's opening batsmen destroy RCB's bowling as night fell.
The aircraft was very late, though, arriving only at 1925, when we were supposed to have left 10 min ago. Admittedly, I was getting slightly worried for my next connection, given that there was only a 3 hour gap going by scheduled timings, and I'd have to exit and re-enter the airport, going through the check-in and immigration lines once again.
Soon, we were on the bus, where I got my first look at the plane.
Background: This is a continuation of my previous trip report which detailed the departure leg. With the celebrations over, it was time to head back home.
Note: As was with the departure leg, some of the photos are taken on my Pixel XL as I wanted to see how well it did at shooting an overnight TR. These photos are in a 3:2 aspect ratio, rather than the standard 4:3.
Flight Details
Flight Number: 9I/LLR 610 (booked as AI/AIC 9610)
Departure Airport: Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand (DED, VIDN)
Scheduled Time of Departure: 1915
Arrival Airport: Indira Gandhi International, Delhi (DEL, VIDP)
Schedule Time of Arrival: 2020
Cabin Class: Y
Having left the house early due to reports of heavy traffic along the way adding up to 30 min to the traveling time, I arrived at the airport at a really early (for domestic standards) 6 PM.
As I remarked in my previous TR, the Dehradun airport is really nice, and the best part is that it is very clean. It's a small airport, with just five check-in counters, and only one boarding gate (from where you are bussed to the tarmac), but there are all the amenities one would require.
With the flight departing over an hour later, there was not much for me to do... right? Nope! It was (and still is, for now) IPL season, and being a cricket fan, I was content to sit down and watch Royal Challengers Bangalore fumble to a low total against Kolkata Knight Riders.
When the innings break came, I tore myself away from the screen and went over to the waiting area past the security check. There, I saw VT-JCQ, an ATR 72-500 similar to the one that had ferried me here to Dehradun.
Thankfully, there was still a TV here, so I continued watching KKR's opening batsmen destroy RCB's bowling as night fell.
The aircraft was very late, though, arriving only at 1925, when we were supposed to have left 10 min ago. Admittedly, I was getting slightly worried for my next connection, given that there was only a 3 hour gap going by scheduled timings, and I'd have to exit and re-enter the airport, going through the check-in and immigration lines once again.
Soon, we were on the bus, where I got my first look at the plane.
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