At Kanpur Airport, I Saw Washrooms Turn Into Waiting Rooms for Passengers

I travelled from Kanpur to Mumbai and the experience was similar to what I felt while travelling by a non-AC bus.

Kanpur Airport, the fifth most profitable airport as of 2020-21, is certainly not the way the authorities have portrayed it to be over the years.

I recently travelled from Kanpur to Mumbai and the experience was similar to what I last felt while travelling by bus, a non AC one, to be precise.

On Wednesday, 10 November, we were met with long queues outside the airport gates while some, including women and senior citizens, who arrived early, were denied entry and were made to wait at the benches outside the airport.

This arrangement was blamed on the limited seating. There were passengers tightly packed in the inadequately sized airport. People were pushing each other while making their way to the security check.