I've been telling everyone that I'll be leaving by the 15th of March once all our certificates are attested and bank formalities completed. We got the all-clear from the bank on the 16th of March and asked our company to book tickets for the 19th, so we could arrive in Addis on a Monday. They took some time to confirm but finally called to tell us that the first available tickets were for 20th (Tue) We were thrilled to spend another day wallowing at home but spent all day Monday in a final frantic round of repacking and getting last minute attestations. However, just to prolong the anticipation, we didn't receive the tickets till 5.00 p.m. And what I saw was this.
22 Mar 2012
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Ethiopian Air Lines (ET) 687
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Economy (V)
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Ethiopian Air Lines Confirmation Number: FGLODC
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Depart:
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Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl (DEL) , Terminal 3
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2:45 AM
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*Baggage:
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40 Kilos
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Fare Basis:
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VEERTINA
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Arrive:
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Bole Airport (ADD), Terminal 2
Addis Ababa
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7:10 AM
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*Contact airline to confirm baggage allowance.
So,of course we promptly stopped all the packing and commenced yet another round of farewells. The brilliant thing is Vishal and Rahul both got to celebrate their joint birthdays together again ( 21st) Also, I contacted a friend of a friend of a friend who is travelling on the same flight and he graciously agreed to take some of our baggage. You would be surprised how less 80 kgs actually is when you are attempting to transport six different types of dal along with six different textbooks across the Indian Ocean.
This is really my last post from Delhi. I swear. See you on the other side.
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