Question: 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 Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,
Dear Sir,
I am writing to inform you of my dissatisfaction regarding the
airport
service provided at the business lounge and as a consequence
, I have missed my international flight
to Dubai.
I had a flight
to Dubai on the 22nd of December at 4:15 pm from Toronto Pearson Airport
. I had travelled to attend some urgent meeting. Due to
bad weather conditions, the flight
was delayed for an hour and the airport
staff asked me to wait in the lounge and she will inform me once onboarding starts for that flight
. Unfortunately, she forgot to inform me and by the time I reached the boarding gate, the gate was closed and airport
facilities did not allow me to onboard.
I could not afford to miss that flight
as I need to attend an urgent meeting in Dubai. Due to
the heated argument with them, they called the cops and asked me to leave the airport
.
Due to
your assistant negligence, I missed my important meeting which has cost me an arm and a leg. I would recommend you train your staff to be more attentive towards their job responsibilities. Moreover
, if an airline can compensate the cost of my flight
that would be much appreciated.
Looking forward to your response.
Yours Faithfully,
Tanya LuthraSubmitted by TANULUTHRA95 on
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greeting and closing
Ensure you begin with the appropriate formal greeting, such as 'Dear Sir or Madam,' when the recipient is not known. The closing should also match the formality of the letter, such as 'Yours sincerely' when the recipient's name is unknown.
single idea per paragraph
The letter should be well-organized with clear paragraphing. Each paragraph should contain a central idea and subsequent sentences that expand on that idea without unnecessary repetition or irrelevant information.
complete response
To fully cover the task, it is important to elaborate on each bullet point provided in the task, so there's no doubt the task has been completely covered. This includes not only describing events but also providing clear explanations and stating requests or desired outcomes unambiguously.
suitable writing tone
Maintain a consistently formal tone throughout the letter, suitable for the context and recipient. Be polite and refrain from using language that could be deemed inappropriate or informal for the situation.
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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