India, Aug. 6 -- On August 5, A BJP MP took exception to the airport code of Gaya International Airport. The code 'GAY' was "socially and culturally" offensive, according to Bhim Singh who sought that the government change it to a "more respectful and culturally appropriate" one.

The government replied that it received such requests in the past. Air India had even approached trade body IATA for a change, which did not blink, citing Resolution 763 that bars airport code changes unless deemed extremely essential.

Truth is GAY is not the only airport code that is not music to some ears. Take the case of COK, the airport code for Kochi International Airport.

While IATA has banned SEX or GUN, airport codes can be funny or offensive dependin...