Domestic flights, passenger movement up at RGIA
The Hindu
In June, airport saw 4 lakh domestic passengers and 35,000 international travellers
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here is witnessing an increase in the number of flights from all domestic sectors from June. From just over a 100 on June 1, the Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) gradually increased almost by 100% in a span of one month and touched 199 on June 27. From about 10,000, the number of passengers in a single day has touched around 22,000 during the same period, doubling the volume in a month. The airport had also witnessed four lakh domestic passengers and around 35,000 international travellers last month, informed an official spokesman on Monday. The airport is connected to 42 destinations in the domestic sector and 10 international sectors with Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Visakhapatnam being the top five sectors which registered largest growth in the last month. Passenger number-wise, Mumbai has recorded the highest growth at 84% during the same period.
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