Politicians are welcome at Hyd Airport, but families are not.

Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is expanding at a rate that places it among the top airports in the country.

Authorities have issued a warning asking families to refrain from having huge gatherings at airports when sending off kids who are continuing their education in the United States.

There has been a range of reactions to this. The airport's original restriction on citizens greeting politicians has been called into doubt by many.

They say that at least 200 people show up at the airport whenever a politician does, leading to delays in travel time and a hostile political climate.

True, airport authorities should limit or ban political displays, but the same problem crops up with international students going to graduate school in the United States.

Each student is given a send-off with at least ten individuals and sometimes as much as fifty. Another way in which this ruins the trip for other people. This must stop immediately, especially in the autumn when many students go to the United States.