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You recently missed a flight. You think this was the fault of the airlines. Write a letter to the airlines. In your letter - Explain why you believe the airlines was at fault - Describe the impact of this had on your journey - Say what you want the airlines to do. Write at least 150 words You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin you letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,

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Dear Sir or Madam, Allow me to introduce myself, my name is William and I am one of your airline's customers. I am writing
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 letter to express my dissatisfaction with your travel services.
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, I bought a
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 from Jakarta to Bangkok that will depart today at 3 PM .
Secondly
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, I had been already at the airport for check-in 3 hours before the departure.
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, at your customer service booth, I was informed that the
flight
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 was cancelled and rescheduled for tomorrow at 3 PM. During the conversation, I checked all of my emails and do not have any information about the rescheduling. Because of
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 issue, all of my business plans in Bangkok were ruined.
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,
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 trip is of utmost importance and greatly impacted us. Despite being informed, your
flight
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 made changes near the departure time. I kindly appreciate your assistance in resolving
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 issue by helping me get another
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 with the same schedule. I would genuinely appreciate your prompt attention to
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 matter. Yours sincerely, William

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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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