New Delhi, July 30 -- Khajuraho Airport has topped India's Customer Satisfaction Index despite having zero flights. This unusual result has surprised many across the aviation industry. It's because not a single scheduled aircraft has landed there through July. The airport won't see flights resume until October, officials say.

Khajuraho was previously connected only to Delhi and Varanasi. Both scheduled services have remained suspended since 1 July. Airport director Santosh Singh confirmed to TOI that flights wouldn't resume until October.

On paper, Khajuraho seems like an ideal regional airport. It features a proper terminal built in the late 1960s. The airport first saw commercial flights back in 1978.

For decades, it served tourists ...