DUBAI MUSINGS -- JAN-FEB 2024
MUSINGS FROM DUBAI Saturday, JANUARY 20, 2024 Anand left me at the airport terminal 2, as early as 1 p.m. for my flight scheduled at 4 p.m. I faced no problems till I completed the “Security” formality. I had checked in my two small trolley suit-cases and carried my back-pack and a sling bag containing my passport and visa, as cabin- baggage. There was some confusion at the security point, while depositing my back-pack, sling bag, wrist watch and belt in the tray as it moved in the conveyor towards the x-ray machine. When I came out of my security check, my tray was waiting. Collecting all that and putting them back on my body, my boarding pass got crumbled. Somehow, I reported at the immigration point only to find that the stub of my boarding pass was missing. I stood in line for my turn at the immigration counter, praying that he should not mind the absence of the stub in my boarding pass. But, the officer at the counter wanted me to look for the stub at the security area. I knew
