Nice to see the article, mentioning about your experience of air travels to various places and comepare the airport to our Chennai airport.

As you say, it has not grown substantially, when compared to other cities abroad.

Recently Hyderabad had a new airport in Shamshabad, leaving the old Begumpet airport, and that one is a A class airport, equal to all major city airports abroad.

But as far as I am concerned, Singapore is a different one and Atlanta is a different one. Both are masters in their own way.

But it is natural that we will have a feeling that our own airport is not claimbing up in service and operations like others.

I very much enjoyed reading about your air travel experiences which sent me reminiscing on some of my own. Each experience is unique and some of them stay with you forever. I can never forget the flight to Alaska, the beautiful view from above and the excitement at landing in Anchorage Airport…
It amazes me that you have remembered every detail possible about your trips. I also agree with the blog host that you should write about your sojourn in Russia.I would like to read about this country which seems like a wonderful, faraway, fairytale land…

What you have described in your article regarding old days at Chennai(Madras) airport is still exists in some remote part of India. During my last visit to India(Delhi)….from Delhi, I took “Spicejet” flight to see my sister at Siliguri(Darjeeling District,West Bengal). I got landed in Bagdogra Airport(Civil Aerodrome Bagdogra – The Indian Air Force’s No.20 Wing base). The airport is a major stop in the region with flights connecting Kolkata,Delhi,Chennai, Mumbai and Guwahati. The airport sees thousands of tourists annually, most destined to the hill station towns of Darjeeling,Kurseong, Mirik, and Kalimpong and the state of Sikkim.

While returning, what I observed is same as you described. There was a group of around 20 people(seems they belongs to a Tea-garden estate) who came in see off a pair. In that group most of them were wearing new outfits(must have purchased recently for the purpose of visiting that grand cause : Visit Airport) and were very much curious to see that ‘one and only’ spicejet flight from a Distance. Since that was Army base, photography were not allowed to take….But one of them manage to take one snap of that flight thru his mobile(camera) and was feeling great to spread that achievement to his group members. I was amazed to see the joy at their face to view aeroplane with such a small distance. While discussion between themselves, they all agreed that to board to flight “knowing english is must”…..I was silently watching their innocence.

i may not have travelled as much as u have but i can definitely relate to wat u r saying in this article as even i have wondered when there will be a high scale modification in our fair city’s international airport.

it was fun to read about ur experiences and i hope even i will be able to go to all the places uv been to plus the ones where u haven been.