You might consider it a minor quibble but I&rsquove missed flights before and it&rsquos never been pleasant. And I certainly didn&rsquot want to miss this one. Not at 5am, when all I really wanted to do was stay in bed. Or after a harrowing twenty minutes, lop off the bumbling ticketing staff&rsquos head.

Arriving with what I considered a generous margin in hand, I was turned away from the gate because the printout of my ticket was mysteriously missing my name. Barely awake, and with not enough strength to be impatient even, I slowly made my way to the GoAir ticketing counter. Two fresh-faced fellows manning the desks promptly reminded me that I&rsquod have to pay Rs 50. Nodding to indicate I knew the drill, I think I fell asleep standing up for a while&hellip Fifteen minutes and several polite enquiries later, I still had no printout.

I think it was at this point that I finally flew into a rage. I mean how long does it take to give me a printout What exactly is the problem Can&rsquot they ask their colleagues in the next counter to help Or would they rather wait till the plane takes off to Leh without me Even Indian Railways offers the greener option of &lsquocarrying&rsquo your ticket on a cellphone screen

Annoyingly, what my politeness couldn&rsquot achieve in fifteen minutes, my anger did in under one. I finally had the printout and an assurance to boot that the check-in staff will be waiting, &ldquomadam, with your boarding pass&rdquo. You bet