Airport Archives

“Beta, Mask Pehno?”: How I Dodged the Coronavirus to Bali and Back

Paranoia was my co-passenger on the flight to Bali. We were handed small, yellow forms from the Indonesian Health Ministry to self-declare any symptoms. This caused me a fright, because as someone who passive smokes by calling Mumbai home, I’ve had a small cough for as long as I remember.

Sarvesh Talreja July 19, 2016

Love and Sex

Terminally Love-Struck: Does Romance Actually Bloom at Airports?

Growing up I was enamoured by the romance-at-the-tarmac trope – Love Actually and Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na. But the chance of someone dodging security guards for that one passionate kiss are as slim as your Jet Airways flight taking off these days. Yet each time I’m at a terminal, the dormant romantic in me wakes up.

Devrupa Rakshit June 3, 2016

Pop Culture

Runway 34 Review: Doesn’t Land as Well as it Could Have

Ajay Devgn stars and directs this latest film about a miraculous plane landing. But what is a good premise to begin with is eventually wasted in this caricaturist portrayal of a near accident and the intrigue surrounding it.

Takshi Mehta March 31, 2016