Passenger traffic at Mangaluru International Airport up by 18.5%
The Hindu
Cargo operations also saw a significant boost with 56.14% growth to 2,617.29 metric tonnes (MT) handled when compared to 1,676.18 MT of cargo handled in the first half of the last financial year.
Mangaluru International Airport, managed by Adani Airport Holdings Limited, recorded 18.5% growth in passenger traffic in the first half of 2024-25. The air traffic (flight) movements witnessed 18.8% increase during the same period.
The airport handled 11,21,410 passengers, marking a significant increase from the 9,46,233 passengers handled during the same period in 2023-24.
The airport, which offers domestic flights to six domestic destinations and eight destinations in west Asia, handled 7,402 passengers on August 15, 2024, the highest in the first six months of the current financial year as against 6,495 passengers handled on September 30, 2023, the highest during the corresponding period of the last financial year, sources in the airport told The Hindu.
The number of domestic travellers handled between April and September of 2024-25 increased by 25% with 7,84,237 passengers, when compared to 6,26,881 passengers handled during the same period of 2023-24.
Bengaluru and Mumbai were the two preferred destinations, aiding this domestic growth.
International travel saw an increase of 5.58% at 3,37,173 passengers when compared to 3,19,352 passengers handled in the corresponding period of 2023-24.
Dubai, Muscat and Dammam emerged as the top three international destinations, sources said.
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