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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

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Dear Sir/Ma'am, I am writing
this
 letter to inform you that I missed an international flight
due to
 an issue at the airport. Let me tell you in detail, When I arrived for check-in there was an extremely long queue and by the time, I reached the counter I was late for my flight and I could not catch it. Missing my flight was a great inconvenience for me. I have to scramble with travel arrangements, inform my group about it,
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 the meetings. There were a lot of ups and downs for me and it caused unusual stress and hotchpotch in my work meetings. There were many things which went wrong at the same time, which I could have handled better. but, it was not in my control. I would request the airline people to refund me the ticket amount and provide a voucher for future travel. I would be thankful if you look into
this
 matter and give me the proper refund. Thank you for your consideration. Yours Sincerely, Kulbeer Kaur
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task achievement
Provide more detailed explanation of the airport problem and how it directly led to missing the flight for an even stronger task response.
coherence cohesion
To improve coherence, consider adding a sentence that links your explanation of the impact to the request made to the airline.
logical structure
The letter follows a clear and logical structure, making the situation and request to the airline easy to follow.
greeting and closing
The greeting and closing of the letter are properly formal, suitable for the context of communicating with an airline.
single idea per paragraph
Each paragraph focuses on a single idea: the problem, the impact, and the requested action, making the letter cohesive.
suitable writing tone
The tone throughout the letter is appropriately formal and polite, fitting the context of a complaint and request for compensation.

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