You have bought an airline ticket, but for some reason you will not be able to travel on the day scheduled. Write a letter to the airline company: Providing the details of your flight, Explaining the situation, reasons why you cannot travel, Saying what you expect the airline company does

To, Air Canada office, Hi Sir/ Ma'am, I am writing
this
Letter to inform you about my travel to India using your
air-line
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airline
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service. My name is Mehfuz, I have booked my
flyit
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flight
in economy class to travel to Mumbai Chatrapati International Airport, India from Pearson Airport Toronto, Canada on
15th
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the 15th
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of January. The departure is 10:00 pm.
However
, My really close friend has proposed
her
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to her
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girlfriend and they have decided to knot the tie on
this
day.
I
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It
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all
happend
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happened
so fast and I was been informed
my
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by my
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friend
last
week. I can not miss his
weding
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wedding
as
its
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it
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his one of the Joyful days of his life, and I have
been
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always been with him through his ups and
down
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downs
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.
Therefore
, I delayed my work in India.
Hence
,
Its
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It's
it is
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my humble request to you to please
re-sechedule
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re-schedule
my flight to
20th
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the 20th
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of January.
Also
, If possible please provide me
any
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with any
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morning
flyit
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flight
which will give
some
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me some
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time when I land. Thank you. Mehfuzkhan.
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coherence cohesion
Ensure each paragraph presents a single, clear idea. The introduction, explanation, and request should be separated into distinct paragraphs for clarity.
coherence cohesion
Open the letter with a proper greeting such as 'Dear' instead of 'Hi,' and close it with an appropriate sign-off, like 'Yours faithfully' or 'Sincerely,' followed by your full name.
task achievement
Make sure to fully address the task by providing all the necessary details of the flight, a clear explanation of the situation, and a specific request. Include booking reference numbers if available.
task achievement
Use a more formal tone appropriate for correspondence with an airline. Avoid overly casual language and phrases that are informal.

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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