Sealed shops, deserted Terminal 3: Flying in the time of coronavirus

The Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport looked eerily quiet as shop shelves were all empty

The stars and stripes of the US flag spread on the railings of the departure gate was perhaps the first ‘sight’ of relief for stranded American travellers who reached the Delhi airport to board the emergency flight to San Francisco on Sunday.
 

The flight would take them home to their families amid the lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
 

“Everyone was wearing masks. The Embassy gave me two masks. But maintaining distance as everyone queued up at the gates seemed very difficult which we were warned of in advance,” said one of the travellers who did not wish