1962 CALLED - THEY WANT THEIR AIRPORT BACK

Interestingly enough, once a traveler passes through the Indira Gandhi Domestic Airport in New Delhi, they never complain about another airport experience in their lives. How do you start to explain this experience...first off, think what a Greyhound bus station looked like 25 years ago. Now, don't upgrade anything in 25 years, only use a few watered-down cleaning products from time to time, and you are starting to get the idea. No one needs to show any photo identification to board a flight here. I wish I was kidding, but it turns out that the overwhelming majority of travelers in India still purchase their tickets through travel agents. The thought is, they had to show ID to purchase tickets, so why duplicate the effort? The first picture shows Gate 1 of a total of four gates at the airport, the balance of which you can see in the second shot. The only monitor in the airport is right next to Gate 1, which displays....yup, you guessed it; four flights at a time. You go through the gate to board a bus that takes you out to your aircraft. And may God be with you if you need to use the bathroom... I arrived at the airport after a long day of interviewing, and my flight to Mumbai was delayed by an hour. I'm sure it was pennance for some transgression of mine.