Tiruchi airport handled over 3 lakh international passengers in 2021, says official
The Hindu
Over 1,000 flights were operated to Singapore, achieving a distinction
The Tiruchi internationalairport handled over 3.3 lakh internationalpassengers and more than 1.5 lakh domestic passengers during 2021 notwithstanding COVID-19 pandemic, J. Unnikrishnan, officiating airport director, said on Wednesday.
It had operated more than 1,000 flights to a single destination - Singapore - in 2021 which was a distinction no other airport in the country had achieved, Mr. Unnikrishnan said during his Republic Day address at the airport here after unfurling the national flag.
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