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You missed an international flight due to a problem at the airport. Write a letter to the airline. In your letter: Describe what happened that caused you to miss your flight Explain how missing your flight impacted you Clearly state what you would like the airline to do

#flight #airport #airline
Dear Sir or Madam, Greetings of the day! I am Harshali Mohite, I had an international
flight
 today in the morning from India to
USA
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the USA
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 which I missed due to an unfortunate event at the airport. I was
traveling
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travelling
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 with a friend and suddenly at the
airport
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,airport
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 he got sick. I had to take him to the emergency room and from there the medical team at the airport and I had to shift him to the hospital due to his health condition.
This
 unfortunate incident made me miss my
flight
 which was not due to anyone's fault. I am a student in
USA
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the USA
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 pursuing my
masters
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master's
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 and It is very important for me to arrive
to
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in
at
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USA
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the USA
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 as my college has begun and missing classes will reflect badly on my grades. In
this
 situation, I would appreciate
if
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it if
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 you could help me get on another
flight
 on 06/12/22. Please can you get me on a
flight
 that has the same price as the previous
flight
 that I missed as I do not have
finances
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the finances
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 to spend on another
flight
 ticket
.
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?
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 Awaiting
for
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apply
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your kind response and
thanking
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thank
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 you in advance for looking into
this
 matter. Best, Harshali
Submitted by harshaliamohite on

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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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