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Band 4.5

You recently flew with an airline and had a problem with the food on the plane. Write a letter to the company. In your letter · give the details of the flight · explain what the problem with the food was · say what the airline should do about it. You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing
this
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 email to express the issue that I faced
in
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on
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 my flight. I was boarding
in
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airbus
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Airbus
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 AC0345 from Vancouver to Delhi
last
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 week. I had
economy
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an economy
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 class ticket and got
seat
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a seat
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 on
window
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the window
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 side. It was
incredible
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 flight until I got my meal. Actually, when I booked the ticket, I did select the option of
vegetarian
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a vegetarian
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 meal. But
,
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 when the meals were served, I got non-vegetarian food. It fully spoiled my mood. I told the crew to replace the food
but
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 they said, all the vegetarian meals are served
and
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, and
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 nothing
left
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 in stock. I really appreciate that airline crew, they served me with fruits and
also
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 offered some chocolates. But, I am so disappointed
that
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 how
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this
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these
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 things ruin all your patience and experience of
airline
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the airline
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. You should work properly on the meal sections and get
atleast
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at least
 five
seperate
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separate
 meals. So, no one may suffer
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 the same problem. Thank You Harman

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structure
Put each idea in its own paragraph: one for the flight details, one for the problem, and one for what you want the airline to do.
grammar
Check the grammar and spellings, especially tense and articles, to sound clear.
tone
Keep a polite tone and avoid strong words that show anger.
task response
Be clear about what you want the airline to do (refund, meal, apology).
closing
End with a kind closing like 'Yours sincerely' or 'Kind regards'.
content
The letter has a clear start with Dear Sir or Madam.
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It gives flight details such as the plane, route, and class.
content
It states what the problem was and how it affected you, and what you want the airline to do.
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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