We can criticize India a lot in terms of roads, potholes, air/rail infrastructure and much more, but sometimes, we feel grateful to live in India. Recently, Jay Kotak, son of billionaire banker Uday Kotak, experienced something similar, where long queues, flight delays and long distances at the check-in counter of Boston airport in the US earned him an appreciation for Mumbai International Airport. given the position.
Jay recently traveled to Harvard Business School for his 5th year reunion, where he called the US a ‘decayed nation’, and flying to India felt like returning to a ‘better place’ in a series of tweets. Returns.
“For my Harvard 5th year reunion in America. A nation in decay. Inflation is understandable. Cities are dirtier. Every day, gun violence is in the headlines. Airport lines, and flight delays, for hours The average person is a pessimist. Flying to India feels like a return to a better place,” the tweet read.
For my Harvard 5th year reunion in America. a nation in decay
Inflation is understandable. Cities are dirty. Every day, gun violence is in the headlines.
Airport lines, flight delays, stretches for hours.
The average person is a pessimist.
Flying to India feels like returning to a better place – Jay Kotak (@jay_kotakone) 13 June 2022
He also expressed his dismay by tweeting a picture of passengers standing in long queues at the check-in counter. “This is Boston airport. 5 hour line to check-in,” read his second tweet. He then compared Boston to Mumbai International Airport, the second busiest airport in India after Delhi. He explained how the Mumbai airport handles more passengers daily and the waiting lines are shorter, the counters are staffed and the airport is new and clean.
“Mumbai airport handles more passengers than Boston. Still, there are some lines. All counters are staffed, and the airport is new and clean. Flights are cheap. India works. ,
Mumbai airport handles more passengers than Boston. Still, there are some lines. All counters are staffed, airport is new and clean. Flights are cheap. India works.
— Jay Kotak (@jay_kotakone) 13 June 2022
Netizens joined in applauding India as they shared their ‘similarly horrifying experiences’ on Twitter. “Exactly. I traveled today. It took us 3 hours to clear immigration. Missed the connecting flight. We had to make a detour of 4 hours to get the new flights. Top up – 1 hour check for hotel at 8 PM- In line!! This is an easy problem to solve,” tweeted a netizen.
“I was in the US last month. The subway stations in Manhattan were very old, poorly lit, had no escalators, and nowhere close to our subway. I canceled 2 out of 4 domestic flights, even after asking No proper reason given. Behavior of yellow cab drivers is worse than Delhi Auto,” tweeted Saket Agarwal.
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is the second busiest airport in India in terms of handling domestic and international passenger traffic after Delhi. It was recently ranked 65th in Skytrax’s Top 100 World Airports Awards list 2022.