•Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant's viral X post highlights an unusually quiet Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
•Kant stated airports indicate global economic mood, with the current desolation reflecting frozen movement, tourism, and trade due to geopolitical turmoil.
•The Middle East conflict has disrupted global air travel, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations from major Indian airports.
•Around 180 flights from Delhi, Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport), and Bengaluru (Kempegowda International Airport) were cancelled Wednesday.
•Discussion sparked, with some agreeing on airports as economic barometers, while others cited factors like school exams, Holi, or noted busy UAE airports.
