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.

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to formally inform you that I missed my connecting

flight

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from Germany to Vancouver with your airline on December 31

due to

Linking Words

technical issues at Frankfurt airport. My first

flight

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from Delhi reached the airport on time.

However

Linking Words

, there was a long delay at the security check because the screens were out of order

due to

Linking Words

some technical problems.

Consequently

Linking Words

, officials were conducting manual checks, which took a lot of time. After clearing security check, when I reached gate F, boarding had already been closed

and

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, and

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the aeroplane was about to take off. Missing my

flight

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caused me significant

incovenience

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inconvenience

. As I was on a business trip,

and

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apply

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I missed an important client meeting.

Moreover

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, I had to book another

flight

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which was

extermely

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extremely

expensive. I would appreciate it if you could take immediate action on

this

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matter. I kindly request you to issue me a refund for my ticket and provide compensation for all

mental

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the mental

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stress I have gone through. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Sukriti Kundal

sukritikundal

Jan 3, 2026

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task response

Be clear on what you want. State refund and compensation in one clear line and next lines give details.

coherence

Make the letter in three easy parts: part 1 is what happened, part 2 is how it hit you, part 3 is what you ask for. Use links so the text fits as one flow.

content

You tell what happened and how it hit your work.

format

You use a polite, formal tone with a proper greeting and closing.

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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Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
1
Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
5
Grammar mistakes
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 5.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 5.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 5.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

181 words

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