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Flight to Mumbai

Well, I am not a frequent traveler to India and this is my first flight to Mumbai. I think it should be called Bombay as the Portuguese named it but the natives wanted to Indianize it ... So we all accept it as Mum-bai. I thought "Bai" or "Mai" was the lady who comes in the afternoon to clean the house and wash dishes. A Bai in Delhi I am a global traveler and take pride in my expertise to check in last minute so I know my baggage will come out first. Mostly, I avoid checking my baggage in as it reduces the probability of airlines losing your bag when you arrive at your destination. But the little Asian lady at San Francisco had some other thoughts.  Carry-on bag As usual, I was late for my check-in but confident that I will make it as I am a global traveler with TSE PreCheck. This helps me prevent an ignorant TSA asking me to scan my turban or do an hand scan. So, I was cruising on the TSE Precheck line to the annoyance of hundreds of passengers in t