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You recently took a plane to a holiday in a foreign city, and on arrival you found that your luaggage was lost. You did not receive your luggage untill the last day of your holiday. Write a letter to the airline. In your letter: complain about the situation. Say why it caused you problem. seek suitable compensation.

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to report a lost baggage during my holiday trip from Mumbai to Paris, on 24th June 2026; was travelling by Air France airline. After landing, I realised that one of the bags is lost on the airport in conveyer belt B1. After investigations with airline ground staff, I was assured that
lost
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the lost
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bag
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will
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 be sent to my hotel room in Paris. Unfortunately, I did not
received
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receive
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 my luggage until the
last
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 day of my holiday.
Due to
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this
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 delay, I have to purchase all the required things, including clothes,
toiletaries
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toiletries
, and other
essentilas
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essentials
 at
very
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 high cost.
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, I have received the lost
bag
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 on my return
jounery
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journey
, in very bad condition, the
bag
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 was torn,
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and the
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 items were missing.
This
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 leads to a
worst
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worse
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 experience of flying with your airline. I would be grateful if you could investigate
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 matter and take
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the
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required action to prevent
such
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 problems from occurring in the future. Considering the
inconveience
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inconvenience
 caused and the additional expenses I incurred, I would like you to reimburse all my excessive expenses and
appropriate
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provide appropriate
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 compensation for my damaged
bag
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. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your response. Yours faithfully, David Smith

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task response
Cover all three points with more clear detail. Say what you bought, how much you paid, and what payment you want from the airline.
task response
Make your request more exact. Ask for the cost of your new clothes and other items, and also payment for the torn bag and missing things.
coherence and cohesion
Your letter has a clear start, middle, and end. Use short link words such as “First”, “Also”, “As a result”, and “Finally” to show the order of events.
coherence and cohesion
Keep each paragraph to one main point. For example, use one paragraph for the lost bag, one for the problems and costs, and one for what you want the airline to do.
coherence and cohesion
Check word forms and small grammar points so the meaning is clear: use “a bag was lost”, “I did not receive”, “toiletries”, and “return journey”.
task response
You clearly explain the lost bag, the problems it caused, and the payment you want.
coherence and cohesion
The letter uses a polite opening and closing, and the main events are in a clear time order.
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