Written by, July 10 -- Akshita Pandey, Moitrayee Das

In an airport at three o'clock in the morning, under bright lights and constant boarding calls, individuals are much more honest about crying than in the privacy of their own homes.

Maybe this is the reason why airports can be such emotionally disconcerting places. These are some of the few public places where vulnerability is not something concealed but rather something flaunted. Lovers embrace at departure counters. Parents brush their tears aside prior to immigration counters. Young adults stare blankly at departure boards before leaving home for the very first time.

There is something filmic about airports. People even who dislike air travel agree that there is something about ai...