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Long queues, delays, mishandled luggage: what’s troubling India’s airports? And where does it end?

Long queues, delays, mishandled luggage: what’s troubling India’s airports? And where does it end?
Long queues, delays, mishandled luggage: what’s troubling India’s airports? And where does it end?
Long queues at Delhi airport as stricter protocols to keep Omicron at bay kick in

Synopsis

The receding second wave brought both good news and bad news for the aviation industry. Return of air travellers was a positive sign but management of traffic has taken a toll on airports. Be it Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru or Hyderabad, no airport is without its share of worry. How did we get here? Is there a way out?

When Mukti Sadhan Basu, former director at Indian Council of Agricultural Research, retired a decade and a half back, attending the Kumbh Mela like many senior citizens, was the last thing on his mind. But the Kolkata-based 76-year-old says he feels he has already “been there and done that”. Thanks to his experience at the Delhi Airport. “Those who have missed Kumbh Mela 2021 at Haridwar, can see the same every day at Delhi Airport,” he recalls
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The Economic Times