November 23rd, 2005, 0600 a.m.

Chennai airport resembles a bus stand nowadays. Lots of airlines, especially the low cost type operating flights, and their ground staff crowd at the entrance to direct many first time passengers who haven’t a clue as to how to board a flight.

Quick security checks.

A propeller plane (ATR). A bit of a noisy ride, but flew low enough to figure out and enjoy the landscape below.

The flight took an hour and 50 minutes and the crew were extremely smart.

Served a clutch of mini (really tiny) idlis, and sambhar, bread, jam and butter, with a tetrapak juice cartoon.

Flight was comfortable and very clean. Annoying drone from the propellers.

Given a cold towel to freshen up, but not many really required it as South Indian is extremely pleasant now after a long spell of heavy rain.

Towards the end of the flight, it was a bit bumpy as there was thick cloud cover.

Flight absolutely on time.