Touts and monks-- they stretched for miles when we showed up to the airport and tried to check into the flight from Bangkok to Kolkata. We stood in line patiently until the Jet Airlines folks finally arrived to start checking people in. We got to the counter, and were promptly told to go around to the other counter because they were only checking in people to Mumbai.
We shlepped our stuff around to the other side, only to be met with the sight above. Attempting the line that only had passengers with suitcases, we were told that they would only check in first class passengers. We stared at the touts and all the stuff, looked at the lady, and begged.
After getting to the gate, we were met with many, many Buddhist monks with strange looking bags. They were trying to figure out this security business and what was required of them before they got on the plane. This involved much discussion and searching of bags, right in the middle of the lane leading down to the entrance to the walkway to the plane. After we all got through and eventually figured out what was happening, the touts, in unison, looked at the "just passengers" and motioned us to the front of the line. Every single one of them had to gate check their bags because they had brought too many to place on board. *Sigh*
It was a relief when we got seated and on the plane. Just imagine what happened on the other end with baggage claim.
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