You missed a 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 the flight •Explain how missing your flight affected you •Make it clear what you would like the airline to do.

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Dear Manager, I am writing to express my frustration and dissatisfaction with missing my
flight
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last
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Sunday
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the negligence of the Airport staff. I was supposed to travel
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your airline on 24 June 2023 Aircraft No. AI-238. I reached the airport 2 hours before, which is ample time to complete security checks and other boarding formalities.
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,
due to
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some unusual circumstances, there was lots of rush and
huge
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line-up at the security counter, and
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, I missed my
flight
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. Missing the
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caused me thousands of dollars as I had to cancel my other connecting
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and hotel booking in Vancouver. Suddenly, I had to change plans and book a new
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and Air BNB for my stay.
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, I want the Airline must reimburse the extra expenses incurred,
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the missed
flight
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, herewith
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letters, I am
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attaching all the receipts for reference. I hope you will look into
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matter and sanction the payment. Yours Sincerely Vik
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • incident
  • delay
  • inconvenience
  • compensation
  • reimburse
  • reschedule
  • itinerary
  • disruption
  • customer service
  • voucher
  • communication failure
  • travel expenses
  • alternative arrangements
  • accountability
  • airport congestion
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