Mumbai Airport records 32% growth in passenger volume to 42 lakh in Aug
The Hindu
Mumbai Airport saw 32% growth in passenger volume to 4.2 million in Aug 2023 compared to 3.2 million in Aug 2022. International passengers increased 33% to 1.1 million. Domestic air traffic movements and international ATMs were 20,711 and 6,960 respectively. Growth compared to pre-pandemic level (Aug 2019) was 108%.
Mumbai Airport said on Monday it has posted 32% year-on-year growth in passenger volume to 4.2 million (42 lakh) in August.
The facility had recorded 3.2 million (32 lakh) passengers in August 2022.
When compared to the pre-pandemic level (August 2019), the growth in passenger traffic in the previous month was 108 per cent, the airport said.
In August 2023, CSMIA recorded passenger traffic of over 4.32 million, with a growth of 32 per cent compared to 3.2 million passengers in August 2022, the private airport operator said, adding international passengers at the facility alone witnessed a strong 33 per cent growth with more than 1.1 million passengers against 0.84 million in the same period last year.
The airport recorded a total of 20,711 domestic air traffic movements and 6,960 international ATMs during the month under review, it said.
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