Photos Catching Airports in Their Most Manic Moments
Airports are places where events of varying intensity occur like nowhere else. In the following collection of images, you can see hurried travelers, enormous amounts of luggage of all sizes, delayed flights, and even people complaining about finding a place to sit.
These photos show moments dominated by confusion, frustration, anger, and bewilderment among travelers moments that culminate in chaos.
The following images show events that often happen at airports, such as power outages, travelers expressing their emotions, long lines and security checks that make the wait extremely long, and flight delays.
Each picture tells a story that conveys emotion, chaos, and stress in different airports around the world.
Flights Canceled
Chaos erupts at Indian airports as country's largest airline cancels flights.
PlayStation
This guy wasn’t letting a delayed flight ruin his day and hooked up a PlayStation to airport monitors.
TSA Agents
TSA agents at the airport.
Sydney Airport
Travellers warned of looming chaos in Sydney aiport.
Travel Warning
Travel warning issued over bird flu.
Stuck in the Airport
“Stuck in an airport overnight for 12 hours.”
Security Line
Long security line at Atlanta airport.
Pune Airport
Pune airport chaos as multiple flights cancelled. Passengers demand refunds.
Delhi Airport
Over 300 flights delayed as major technical glitch cripples Delhi airport operations.
Airport Night
Night at the aiport.
Emergency Door
Is there a way to halt the emergency slide process, once it is accidentally deployed?
Security Cheackpoints
“Got to the airport 2 hours early. Still missed my flight. Both security checkpoints had literally 250+ people at them.”
Atlanta
Goodnight Atlanta.
Cheapest Day
Cheapest day to fly during Thanksgiving holiday.
Dubai Airport
Chaos inside Dubai airport.
Airport Sleepers
People sleeping at the airport.
Atlanta Aiport
Atlanta airport loses power, trapping travelers in planes and terminals.
Air Travel
Air travel needs to be fixed from the ground up.
Mexico City
Mexico City airport.
Poland
24 unscheduled hours in Poland.