INDIA's aviation figures continue to go skyward with airports across the country recording a 9.8 per cent increase in growth in October year on year, reports Chennai's New Indian Express.
Some 33.7 million passengers flew within the country and abroad in October 2024, according to Airports Authority of India (I) data.
Of this, international traffic has gone up by 10.3 per cent while domestic traffic has increased by 9.6 per cent during the period of comparison.
Barring Kalaburagi airport, all the other airports in the State of Karnataka have improved. Belagavi's airport's dip is negligible with just half a percent.
Bengaluru airport recorded an overall 17 per cent growth in October with 35,78,889 flyers. International passengers continue to drive air traffic at Kempegowda International Airport with 489,871 flyers recorded last month, a 24.3 per cent increase in growth compared to October 2023.
Karnataka's only other international airport at Mangaluru recorded a whopping 37.3 per cent surge in international passengers rising to 56,926 comapred to 41,448 in October last year. Its domestic patronage increased by 22.2 per cent.
Belagavi has almost recovered from its downward trend with just a 0.5 per cent dip this October when compared to the same month last year.
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Some 33.7 million passengers flew within the country and abroad in October 2024, according to Airports Authority of India (I) data.
Of this, international traffic has gone up by 10.3 per cent while domestic traffic has increased by 9.6 per cent during the period of comparison.
Barring Kalaburagi airport, all the other airports in the State of Karnataka have improved. Belagavi's airport's dip is negligible with just half a percent.
Bengaluru airport recorded an overall 17 per cent growth in October with 35,78,889 flyers. International passengers continue to drive air traffic at Kempegowda International Airport with 489,871 flyers recorded last month, a 24.3 per cent increase in growth compared to October 2023.
Karnataka's only other international airport at Mangaluru recorded a whopping 37.3 per cent surge in international passengers rising to 56,926 comapred to 41,448 in October last year. Its domestic patronage increased by 22.2 per cent.
Belagavi has almost recovered from its downward trend with just a 0.5 per cent dip this October when compared to the same month last year.
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