It had been a jolly vacation for Mr P and he was all packed up to travel back to New Zealand from India. His plane was scheduled to depart at 12.45 am on 11 July from Chennai International Airport in South India. Although Mr P had spent most of his vacation in South India, he was in a small town and had to take a connecting domestic flight to Chennai to catch the plane to Auckland. It would take him roughly one to two hours to reach Chennai by flight.
He had enjoyed the balmy atmosphere and the beaches but now he was rearing to go back home to cool New Zealand. Mr P had decided that this trip back should be a well organised one and free of hassles. So he booked the connecting domestic flight to take him to Chennai early in the morning which would give him plenty of time to relax in a hotel and then board the plane to Auckland that was scheduled for just after midnight.
Everything seemed to go smoothly and Mr P was well on time for the domestic flight that left at 7 am on the 11th of July and reached Chennai right on time at 8-05 am. The trip to the hotel was also uneventful and once in his room, Mr P had a nice shower and relaxed in bed pretending to watch TV and snored off. Lunch was served in the room and Mr P slept again. In the evening after a stroll through the city streets Mr P came back to his room to check out early to take a taxi to the airport to catch the Auckland flight. Everything seemed to go so smoothly quite contradictory to what was the norm with Mr P that he preened before the mirror and patted himself. He was indeed proud of himself for being such a good organiser! The taxi to the airport was also on time and Mr P reached the check-in counter and gave the officer his ticket and passport.
"Your plane is long gone sir!" said the officer.
" It can't be so!", said Mr P. "My flight is at 12.45 am on the 11th"
"That is today and it did leave at 12.45 am, shortly after midnight last night." said the officer. "The next flight is at 12.45 am on the 12th which is in a few hours' time and I don't think there are any available seats on it. Come to think of it, you may find it hard to find tickets for another week."
Mr P's plane was at 12.45 am on the 11th of July and he had booked and caught the connecting domestic flight as early as 7am on the 11th of July! He just could not understand how he could have missed the flight........
Come to think of it, this could confuse anybody! So I am pasting the clock system here.
He had enjoyed the balmy atmosphere and the beaches but now he was rearing to go back home to cool New Zealand. Mr P had decided that this trip back should be a well organised one and free of hassles. So he booked the connecting domestic flight to take him to Chennai early in the morning which would give him plenty of time to relax in a hotel and then board the plane to Auckland that was scheduled for just after midnight.
Everything seemed to go smoothly and Mr P was well on time for the domestic flight that left at 7 am on the 11th of July and reached Chennai right on time at 8-05 am. The trip to the hotel was also uneventful and once in his room, Mr P had a nice shower and relaxed in bed pretending to watch TV and snored off. Lunch was served in the room and Mr P slept again. In the evening after a stroll through the city streets Mr P came back to his room to check out early to take a taxi to the airport to catch the Auckland flight. Everything seemed to go so smoothly quite contradictory to what was the norm with Mr P that he preened before the mirror and patted himself. He was indeed proud of himself for being such a good organiser! The taxi to the airport was also on time and Mr P reached the check-in counter and gave the officer his ticket and passport.
"Your plane is long gone sir!" said the officer.
" It can't be so!", said Mr P. "My flight is at 12.45 am on the 11th"
"That is today and it did leave at 12.45 am, shortly after midnight last night." said the officer. "The next flight is at 12.45 am on the 12th which is in a few hours' time and I don't think there are any available seats on it. Come to think of it, you may find it hard to find tickets for another week."
Mr P's plane was at 12.45 am on the 11th of July and he had booked and caught the connecting domestic flight as early as 7am on the 11th of July! He just could not understand how he could have missed the flight........
Come to think of it, this could confuse anybody! So I am pasting the clock system here.
Clock system
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12-hour
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midnight(start of day)
12:00* |
00:00
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12:59 a.m.
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00:59
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1:00 a.m.
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01:00
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2:00 a.m.
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02:00
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…
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10:00 a.m.
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10:00
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11:00 a.m.
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11:00
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11:59 a.m.
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11:59
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12:00 noon*
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12:00
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12:01 p.m.
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12:01
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12:59 p.m.
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12:59
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1:00 p.m.
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13:00
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2:00 p.m.
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14:00
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…
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…
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10:00 p.m.
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22:00
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11:00 p.m.
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23:00
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11:59 p.m.
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23:59
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midnight(end of day)
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