Interactions across Delhi; leaving for New Delhi Airport ; leaving for Udaipur
As i reached New Delhi airport to get a ticket for Udaipur little did i know that cancelling the same on another day would result in cancellation fee of over 2,500 rs. It were on two different occasions i visited New Delhi Airport once to gain a ticket and on another day to cancel it. The third time i visited the airport was to secure a fresh ticket for Udaipur. As you go past departure gates there is a board that goes like this Please be ready with ticket and identity papers for security clearance. After securing the Air India ticket i head towards metro station near T3 terminal where i come across different set of people. There is Mr Nicolas from Argentina, South America. Coming from Sri Lanka with another family member he had a word of praise for Sri Lankan hospitality. The people were friendly and environment was clean was what i could gather. There was Mr Hameed coming from Kandy in Sri Lanka. Coming to India after two years he told me Kandy is 110 kms from Colombo. Mr Hameed was headed towards Jama Masjid in national capital of Delhi. Then there was Mr Tapan from Orissa. Doing business in computers in Bhubaneswar he had come to visit an Expo in Pragati Maidan in the national capital of Delhi. In New Delhi airport there is a Shuttle Service to PTC (Public Transport Centre).
Some of the notings i could make at New Delhi airport were
Free shuttle bus service for public transport centre.
Frequency: 20 minutes
Beware of touts/unauthorised taxis
Distance from Terminal 3 to PTC is only 3km.
Passengers are advised not to hire taxis for PTC as free bus service is provided by DIAL/GMR
For any assistance contact Duty manager
Like private vehicles autos too should be allowed inside airport
There is a hoarding of Air India Flights from Delhi to Washington, Delhi to Copenhagen and Delhi to Stockholm. What one could not understand was those coming in auto have to deboard at PTC point and from there board the bus. For those carrying heavy luggage and those who are old this facility is of no use. As in Jodhpur airport in Rajasthan State autos are allowed inside the airport like all other vehicles and same should be employed in New Delhi airport T3 terminal. For taxis and private vehicles they are allowed inside Delhi airport and similar facility should be extended to autos.
During this period i happen to meet Mr Pradeep Kumar Dhar from Assam in State Bank of India Safdarjung Enclave branch, meeting Mr Ranga Rao from Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh working in Home Affairs Ministry, meeting Mr Nimreiso from Manipur and meeting Mr Rash Bihari who as well hailed from Manipur. Met Mr Amin Khan from Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia petrol costs 65 halala to a litre. Met Mr Jeeva from Tamil Nadu working in J J Cosmos company in Singapore. He was on an official visit to New Delhi. Met Mr Lalboi from Manipur who has done Masters from DU, PhD from IP University.
Rangoli from 7 to 8pm on DD Podhigai channel on 19th Nov was good so was Kou Potti the same day.
Meeting those hailing from South India
On another day happen to meet Mr Annakatti from Chennai. Selling namkeen/snacks in Delhi. Born in Chennai, staying in Delhi for the past 36 years. He Spoke about Tiruvanamalai temple in Villipuram district in Tamil Nadu. Met Mr Raja Ram from Chennai who was at ease when i told him i have been to Chennai, Rameswaram and Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. Meeting Mr Mohammad Nadeem doing leather work business and staying in Pilanji village in Sarojini Nagar. Meeting Mr Nafees Ahmed the automan who was very cooperative. Meeting Mr Naveen Kumar from Bihar preparing for JNU entrance exam to do masters in physics. Meeting Mr Mathew and Mr Arpit hailing from Madurai at present staying in Delhi. I told them i have visited Chennai, Kanchipuram, Rameswaram, Kanniyakurami, Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Meeting Mr Janak Singh of Delhi Police department staying in Gurgaon who spoke about water table having dipped in Gurgaon. Meeting Mr Frank from South Africa who knew Al Jazeera channel covered extensively the African continent.
Meeting Mr Avinash from Rourkela in Orissa, Mr Jagan from Visakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Mr Manu from Kollam in Kerala; all three undergoing training in Delhi Metro. Spoke about various news channels of South India i watched. Meeting Mr Vijendar from Nepalganj in Nepal. Meeting Mr Robert from Darjeeling working in a call centre in Delhi with his wife. Meeting Mr Uttam Roy in Rail Aahar canteen in Sarojini Nagar Railway Station. On sale were tea, biscuits, chips, namkeen, cakes, coffee, cold drinks, samosa, jantha khana and other items.
Meeting Mr Libu from Kerala who was aware about Manorama news channel and Asianet news channel and the spread it had across Kerala. Meeting Mr Hiro from Japan and Mr Csanwit from Thailand. I told Mr Hiro about the unfoding tension/unease in Japan given the repeated missile tests by North Korea. I told Mr Csanwit that i had the opportunity to visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
Leaving for New Delhi Airport for Udaipur
It was on Friday i had to leave for Udaipur. As i hailed an auto with Mr Mohan Das at the wheels little did i know i would have to leave the auto because of intransigence of a traffic policeman near ARSD College near Dhaula Kuan in national capital of Delhi. As i kept pleading to the traffic policeman that he was letting all other vehicles pass through and only stopping the auto i was in he was in mood to listen and was rude to the last mile. I left the auto only to hear filthy abuse being hurled by a man who appeared from nowhere. A bike rider going by the name Vishal agreed to give me a lift to Dhaula Kuan metro station. From here i took a metro to New Delhi Airport. This metro is of little use as the point where you deboard and the walk that you have to undertake with luggage in hand to reach departure gates of T3 calls for extra dose of patience. There are trolleys but one can't carry his or her luggage in the trolley as it is not possible to pull this trolley in three different set of escalators at three different points. Once you are through escalators you won't find trolleys only to be discovered where people deboard from their private vehicles and taxis.
In Metro airport station there is Karachi Bakery store. There is a CISF personnel going by the name Devendar at gates. After security clearance there is a board
Aiports Council International
2014 and 15 Airport Service Quality Awards
Delhi IG International Airport
Size 25-40 million
International Departures
Foreign Exchange
Gates 1- 26
In International Departure
First/Business class
Foreign Exchange regulations
Indian Passport Holders
Foreign Passport Holders
Crew Counters
Bureau of Immigrations
Nepalese Passport Holders
Diplomats/officials
Indian customs
Outside International departure
Costa Tempting Treats
National Graphic stall
There is Mr Harshit Narayan Jha at Airtel phone counter. Working in airport since 1994. Perhaps Jio could also be given a chance to run a phone booth here. Here i meet Mr Lokto and his friend from Nagaland who were surprised to find a man from Delhi speaking to them on a range of issues. Meet Mr Dhammasiri a monk from Indonesia. Along with him travelling were Tiffany and Tusita going to Jakarta. Come across a family from minority section going towards Lucknow. Some minutes later i come across Mr Christian from Visakapatnam working in oil sector in Saudi Arabia. He Corrects me when he says price of petrol is 68 halala per litre in Saudi Arabia.
There is a Jaguar Land Rover on display. It would be better to have a small car on display as big cars and big SUVs are a sheer waste of money only adding to the traffic chaos in the cities across India. Later i meet Mr Yogesh Thapa hailing from Manipur at Relay store. Meeting Mr Lobzang Tsultin a Monk from Tashilhuupo Monastery in Mysuru in South India was enriching. There is Param Lal, Housekeeper, Mr Paul Naidu from Visakapatnam. There is a group going to Kolkata and from there they are supposed to go to Birbhum. Frisking is done by Mr S Awungshi a CISF personnel haling from Manipur. In Jodhpur airport there was Ms Kim also from the North East India who was at the baggage screening counter.
Few minutes later at the New Delhi airport i happen to meet Mr Mohammad Ansari hailing from Bihar working in Nigeria. I happen to meet three boys from Nigeria, a family from Sikkim and Mr Mohammad travelling to Bihar.
Announcements are being made like Welcome To Vistara Flight to Srinagar. There is an ad Take a step towards spreading happiness with 2 Lloyd featuring Mr Mohan Lal of Kerala. Few minutes later i meet Mr Makoto Saito from Japan who is on a business trip to India. I spoke to him about NHK Channel beamed from Tokyo. Meeting Mr Sunil Kumar a CISF personnel hailing from UP, Duty hours 5am to 1pm. Meeting Mr B B Konch from Assam posted in CISF at New Delhi airport. Meet Mr Hegde from Bangalore
Stores at New Delhi Airport
The Body Shop
United Color of Benetton
Lacoste
The DIALogue Stand
Croma A Tata enterprise
In Domestic departure
- Swarovski
- Sunglass hut
- Marks & Spencer
There is a counter that shows Walk time to Gates
The Information Desk is very helpful. In WH Smith book store there is a book Byculla to Bangkok by S Hussein Zaidi. The Dial TV is showing a programme in Telugu on Andhra University. Later i meet Mr Dawa hailing from Paris who has his acquaintance working in Bengaluru in South India. Meeting Mr Dharma Priya Kalugodi from Colombo. He is working in Govt sector. WH Smith Book store has on offer Buy 1 get 1 half price. On screen Ujala brings time for family and education; 3 cr beneficiaries.
There is Flight information for different destinations
Pantnagar, Patna, Kolkata, Gwalior, Chennai, Bagdogra, Dharamshala, Guwahati, Silchar, Ranchi, Srinagar, Goa, Udaipur, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Visakapatanam, Indore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Varanasi, Bikaner, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Thiruvanthapuram, Dehradun.
I get seated at 12.55. There is Indian Oil tanker outside. The plane starts moving at 1.24 pm. There is Captain Mohammad Hussein is at the helm. Takes off at 1.40 with a clear sky. The in- flight magazine has a cover story on Hornbill Festival held in Nagaland in North East India. The descent begins at 2.26. Lands at 2.40 in Udaipur. Sight the gigantic Indian Flag.
For Dabhok Chowk which is barely 1 km from airport take a pre paid taxi for 300rs. Taxi driver Takht Singh can't do much about the fare as it is a pre paid taxi taken from airport premises. Perhaps they should allow autos inside the airport. For convenience of passengers one can take a share mini cab ride as mini cabs are plying right outside the airport which i was not able to discover when i reached Udaipur airport. At Dabhok Chowk a board shows Delhi 668 km, Jaipur 409 km, Chittorgarh 99 km.
As i reached New Delhi airport to get a ticket for Udaipur little did i know that cancelling the same on another day would result in cancellation fee of over 2,500 rs. It were on two different occasions i visited New Delhi Airport once to gain a ticket and on another day to cancel it. The third time i visited the airport was to secure a fresh ticket for Udaipur. As you go past departure gates there is a board that goes like this Please be ready with ticket and identity papers for security clearance. After securing the Air India ticket i head towards metro station near T3 terminal where i come across different set of people. There is Mr Nicolas from Argentina, South America. Coming from Sri Lanka with another family member he had a word of praise for Sri Lankan hospitality. The people were friendly and environment was clean was what i could gather. There was Mr Hameed coming from Kandy in Sri Lanka. Coming to India after two years he told me Kandy is 110 kms from Colombo. Mr Hameed was headed towards Jama Masjid in national capital of Delhi. Then there was Mr Tapan from Orissa. Doing business in computers in Bhubaneswar he had come to visit an Expo in Pragati Maidan in the national capital of Delhi. In New Delhi airport there is a Shuttle Service to PTC (Public Transport Centre).
Some of the notings i could make at New Delhi airport were
Free shuttle bus service for public transport centre.
Frequency: 20 minutes
Beware of touts/unauthorised taxis
Distance from Terminal 3 to PTC is only 3km.
Passengers are advised not to hire taxis for PTC as free bus service is provided by DIAL/GMR
For any assistance contact Duty manager
Like private vehicles autos too should be allowed inside airport
There is a hoarding of Air India Flights from Delhi to Washington, Delhi to Copenhagen and Delhi to Stockholm. What one could not understand was those coming in auto have to deboard at PTC point and from there board the bus. For those carrying heavy luggage and those who are old this facility is of no use. As in Jodhpur airport in Rajasthan State autos are allowed inside the airport like all other vehicles and same should be employed in New Delhi airport T3 terminal. For taxis and private vehicles they are allowed inside Delhi airport and similar facility should be extended to autos.
During this period i happen to meet Mr Pradeep Kumar Dhar from Assam in State Bank of India Safdarjung Enclave branch, meeting Mr Ranga Rao from Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh working in Home Affairs Ministry, meeting Mr Nimreiso from Manipur and meeting Mr Rash Bihari who as well hailed from Manipur. Met Mr Amin Khan from Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia petrol costs 65 halala to a litre. Met Mr Jeeva from Tamil Nadu working in J J Cosmos company in Singapore. He was on an official visit to New Delhi. Met Mr Lalboi from Manipur who has done Masters from DU, PhD from IP University.
Rangoli from 7 to 8pm on DD Podhigai channel on 19th Nov was good so was Kou Potti the same day.
Meeting those hailing from South India
On another day happen to meet Mr Annakatti from Chennai. Selling namkeen/snacks in Delhi. Born in Chennai, staying in Delhi for the past 36 years. He Spoke about Tiruvanamalai temple in Villipuram district in Tamil Nadu. Met Mr Raja Ram from Chennai who was at ease when i told him i have been to Chennai, Rameswaram and Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. Meeting Mr Mohammad Nadeem doing leather work business and staying in Pilanji village in Sarojini Nagar. Meeting Mr Nafees Ahmed the automan who was very cooperative. Meeting Mr Naveen Kumar from Bihar preparing for JNU entrance exam to do masters in physics. Meeting Mr Mathew and Mr Arpit hailing from Madurai at present staying in Delhi. I told them i have visited Chennai, Kanchipuram, Rameswaram, Kanniyakurami, Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Meeting Mr Janak Singh of Delhi Police department staying in Gurgaon who spoke about water table having dipped in Gurgaon. Meeting Mr Frank from South Africa who knew Al Jazeera channel covered extensively the African continent.
Meeting Mr Avinash from Rourkela in Orissa, Mr Jagan from Visakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Mr Manu from Kollam in Kerala; all three undergoing training in Delhi Metro. Spoke about various news channels of South India i watched. Meeting Mr Vijendar from Nepalganj in Nepal. Meeting Mr Robert from Darjeeling working in a call centre in Delhi with his wife. Meeting Mr Uttam Roy in Rail Aahar canteen in Sarojini Nagar Railway Station. On sale were tea, biscuits, chips, namkeen, cakes, coffee, cold drinks, samosa, jantha khana and other items.
Meeting Mr Libu from Kerala who was aware about Manorama news channel and Asianet news channel and the spread it had across Kerala. Meeting Mr Hiro from Japan and Mr Csanwit from Thailand. I told Mr Hiro about the unfoding tension/unease in Japan given the repeated missile tests by North Korea. I told Mr Csanwit that i had the opportunity to visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
Leaving for New Delhi Airport for Udaipur
It was on Friday i had to leave for Udaipur. As i hailed an auto with Mr Mohan Das at the wheels little did i know i would have to leave the auto because of intransigence of a traffic policeman near ARSD College near Dhaula Kuan in national capital of Delhi. As i kept pleading to the traffic policeman that he was letting all other vehicles pass through and only stopping the auto i was in he was in mood to listen and was rude to the last mile. I left the auto only to hear filthy abuse being hurled by a man who appeared from nowhere. A bike rider going by the name Vishal agreed to give me a lift to Dhaula Kuan metro station. From here i took a metro to New Delhi Airport. This metro is of little use as the point where you deboard and the walk that you have to undertake with luggage in hand to reach departure gates of T3 calls for extra dose of patience. There are trolleys but one can't carry his or her luggage in the trolley as it is not possible to pull this trolley in three different set of escalators at three different points. Once you are through escalators you won't find trolleys only to be discovered where people deboard from their private vehicles and taxis.
In Metro airport station there is Karachi Bakery store. There is a CISF personnel going by the name Devendar at gates. After security clearance there is a board
Aiports Council International
2014 and 15 Airport Service Quality Awards
Delhi IG International Airport
Size 25-40 million
International Departures
Foreign Exchange
Gates 1- 26
In International Departure
First/Business class
Foreign Exchange regulations
Indian Passport Holders
Foreign Passport Holders
Crew Counters
Bureau of Immigrations
Nepalese Passport Holders
Diplomats/officials
Indian customs
Outside International departure
Costa Tempting Treats
National Graphic stall
There is Mr Harshit Narayan Jha at Airtel phone counter. Working in airport since 1994. Perhaps Jio could also be given a chance to run a phone booth here. Here i meet Mr Lokto and his friend from Nagaland who were surprised to find a man from Delhi speaking to them on a range of issues. Meet Mr Dhammasiri a monk from Indonesia. Along with him travelling were Tiffany and Tusita going to Jakarta. Come across a family from minority section going towards Lucknow. Some minutes later i come across Mr Christian from Visakapatnam working in oil sector in Saudi Arabia. He Corrects me when he says price of petrol is 68 halala per litre in Saudi Arabia.
There is a Jaguar Land Rover on display. It would be better to have a small car on display as big cars and big SUVs are a sheer waste of money only adding to the traffic chaos in the cities across India. Later i meet Mr Yogesh Thapa hailing from Manipur at Relay store. Meeting Mr Lobzang Tsultin a Monk from Tashilhuupo Monastery in Mysuru in South India was enriching. There is Param Lal, Housekeeper, Mr Paul Naidu from Visakapatnam. There is a group going to Kolkata and from there they are supposed to go to Birbhum. Frisking is done by Mr S Awungshi a CISF personnel haling from Manipur. In Jodhpur airport there was Ms Kim also from the North East India who was at the baggage screening counter.
Few minutes later at the New Delhi airport i happen to meet Mr Mohammad Ansari hailing from Bihar working in Nigeria. I happen to meet three boys from Nigeria, a family from Sikkim and Mr Mohammad travelling to Bihar.
Announcements are being made like Welcome To Vistara Flight to Srinagar. There is an ad Take a step towards spreading happiness with 2 Lloyd featuring Mr Mohan Lal of Kerala. Few minutes later i meet Mr Makoto Saito from Japan who is on a business trip to India. I spoke to him about NHK Channel beamed from Tokyo. Meeting Mr Sunil Kumar a CISF personnel hailing from UP, Duty hours 5am to 1pm. Meeting Mr B B Konch from Assam posted in CISF at New Delhi airport. Meet Mr Hegde from Bangalore
Stores at New Delhi Airport
The Body Shop
United Color of Benetton
Lacoste
The DIALogue Stand
Croma A Tata enterprise
In Domestic departure
- Swarovski
- Sunglass hut
- Marks & Spencer
There is a counter that shows Walk time to Gates
The Information Desk is very helpful. In WH Smith book store there is a book Byculla to Bangkok by S Hussein Zaidi. The Dial TV is showing a programme in Telugu on Andhra University. Later i meet Mr Dawa hailing from Paris who has his acquaintance working in Bengaluru in South India. Meeting Mr Dharma Priya Kalugodi from Colombo. He is working in Govt sector. WH Smith Book store has on offer Buy 1 get 1 half price. On screen Ujala brings time for family and education; 3 cr beneficiaries.
There is Flight information for different destinations
Pantnagar, Patna, Kolkata, Gwalior, Chennai, Bagdogra, Dharamshala, Guwahati, Silchar, Ranchi, Srinagar, Goa, Udaipur, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Visakapatanam, Indore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Varanasi, Bikaner, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Thiruvanthapuram, Dehradun.
I get seated at 12.55. There is Indian Oil tanker outside. The plane starts moving at 1.24 pm. There is Captain Mohammad Hussein is at the helm. Takes off at 1.40 with a clear sky. The in- flight magazine has a cover story on Hornbill Festival held in Nagaland in North East India. The descent begins at 2.26. Lands at 2.40 in Udaipur. Sight the gigantic Indian Flag.
For Dabhok Chowk which is barely 1 km from airport take a pre paid taxi for 300rs. Taxi driver Takht Singh can't do much about the fare as it is a pre paid taxi taken from airport premises. Perhaps they should allow autos inside the airport. For convenience of passengers one can take a share mini cab ride as mini cabs are plying right outside the airport which i was not able to discover when i reached Udaipur airport. At Dabhok Chowk a board shows Delhi 668 km, Jaipur 409 km, Chittorgarh 99 km.
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