Lack of sleep is something that makes me feel like a dead fish! I barely got 2 hours of sleep before I boarded the inaugural Chennai Colombo Flight 6E 1201 with Indigo Airlines.
Because @IndiGo6E is flying Chennai Colombo for the first time and I am going to be on that flight! pic.twitter.com/r5Ogu3bpSW
— Mridula Dwivedi (@mridulablog) January 19, 2018
However I woke up quickly as there was music and excitement in the air! The Indigo Staff was in a dancing mood! They came armed with portable speakers!
Then I was lucky to go behind the scenes to the Indigo Office for the cake cutting! It was a pleasure to see the caption Ashim Mittra B, co-pilot Satish Rajasekharan and the leading lady of the crew Bhuvneshwari Balasubramaniam along with her team having fun!
The cake cutting at Chennai, it was an amazing experience to go backstage with the crew!
I could sense the excitement of the Indigo Team about the inaugural flight! Otherwise it is a little difficult to feel enthusiastic about anything at 5.00 am!
I particularly enjoyed the cackle of the cabin crew backstage whom I otherwise see only when they are doing their job with great efficiency!
We boarded the flight quickly. And then came the truly special moment when I could click a picture of the cockpit which you see at the top of the post! It was a pleasure to get clicked with the crew too. Before the flight the captain came out to make the announcement. When we reached Colombo, there was a water canon salute for the flight!
There was more cake cutting at Colombo. The mood was festive, short speeches were given too!
The pilots were greeted with garlands. We went to a conference room, had a snack after the cake, all without even doing immigration!
Colombo is my first international trip of 2018 and it seems that the year has started on just the right note! Here is to hoping that the year will bring in many more trips!
First international trip of the year! It’s double celebration then. Feeling the essence of festivity through your post, Mridulaji. And it seems you have been busy enjoying flying since a couple of days… Wishing happy time, dear travel bird 🙂
Thank you so much Sindhu! The year has gotten off to a flying start 😀
You had the rare privlege to be part of the celebrations at very close quarters!
Perks of travel blogging!
That is a a great note to start on. Looking forward to the Colombo stories. 🙂
Thank you Divya!
So , we can hope an economical journey to Colombo !! Great start of 2018 for you Mridula ji
Thank you Yogi!
Amazing news hope you had a great time ! Wish you more happy trips for this year.
Thank you so much!
Nice Hope they keep the low fares.. will consider for next trip
I too hope the fares will remain low!
Happy faces! And loads of memories, right? I, myself, would love to get a ride to Colombo, in spite of the fact that it won’t be as special as your’s was.