Does not clear the buffer "slot" in the airline tabs displayed at the top of the vim instance

[EdmundsEcho]

I've been using this plugin for a while now - useful when using split windows in vim. Thank you!

I've been working on a project where I've found it useful to have 3-5 vsplits going. What I noticed is that when I close a buffer using :Bdelete it seems to leave a residual, empty/blank buffer. It becomes an issue in that I have to manually skip the buffers to reach other buffers. I can get rid of those buffers using the native :bd command (of course), but that defeats the purpose.

The airline feature that displays the tabs at the top of the vim instance:

let g:airline#extensions#tabline#enabled = 1 " display tabs
let g:airline#extensions#tabline#buffer_idx_mode = 1 " index tabs to enable keyboard shortcuts to specific tab

Has anyone had this experience? Any suggested fixes?

- E

PS: I use the latest neovim.