PHOTOS: As India takes off again, here's what airports now look like

After two months of a strict lockdown to control the coronavirus spread, domestic flights resumed operation on May 25, with passengers geared for an entirely new flying experience

Curated By: Amit Verma

Published: May 25, 2020

Passengers camp out on a bench outside the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on the first

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Passengers camp out on a bench outside the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on the first day of resuming of domestic flights after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19 on May 25, 2020

Passengers queue with social distancing norms at the Mumbai airport, to board flights. Confusion and

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Passengers queue with social distancing norms at the Mumbai airport, to board flights. Confusion and concern reined at Indian airports on May 25 as domestic flights tentatively resumed after two months, even as coronavirus cases continued to surge at record rates

The new airport look is personal protective equipment (PPE) as these passengers show at Mumbai airpo

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The new airport look is personal protective equipment (PPE) as these passengers show at Mumbai airport

Passengers arrive at the Indira Gandhi International airport during the first day of resuming of dom

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Passengers arrive at the Indira Gandhi International airport during the first day of resuming of domestic flights after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus in New Delhi on May 25, 2020

A passenger wearing a PPE suit arrives at the Kamaraj domestic airport in Chennai on May 25, 2020.

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A passenger wearing a PPE suit arrives at the Kamaraj domestic airport in Chennai on May 25, 2020.

Another passenger, this time in New Delhi, shows up well-prepared for air travel in a full PPE suit

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Another passenger, this time in New Delhi, shows up well-prepared for air travel in a full PPE suit

Passengers line up maintaining social distance, to drop their bags at counters in the Indira Gandhi

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Passengers line up maintaining social distance, to drop their bags at counters in the Indira Gandhi International airport during the first day of resuming of domestic flights after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Delhi on May 25, 2020

An airport staff member scans the temperature of a passenger at the Kamaraj domestic airport in Chen

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An airport staff member scans the temperature of a passenger at the Kamaraj domestic airport in Chennai, as passengers get a sense of the new normal in airport safety.

A security personnel checks a passenger’s documents while standing behind a shield at the Indi

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A security personnel checks a passenger’s documents while standing behind a shield at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi on May 25, 2020

A police officer checks a passenger’s e-pass from afar, when arriving at the Kamaraj domestic

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A police officer checks a passenger’s e-pass from afar, when arriving at the Kamaraj domestic airport in Chennai on the first day of resuming of domestic flights after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown against the spread of the coronavirus