Mumbai Airport Expects To Cross 51M Passenger Mark This Fiscal

Mumbai : Adani Group-owned Mumbai airport stated that it expects to cross the 51 million passenger mark this fiscal, a lot more than the pre-pandemic volume of 48.9 million, thanks to a surge in journey demand and incorporation of new airways and new routes.

The airport reported a 109pc boost in passenger targeted visitors in the 3rd quarter of this calendar year compared to the exact time period in 2019.

Mumbai Airport, the second busiest airport just after Delhi's Indira Gandhi Intercontinental Airport, now handles all-around 940 arrivals and departures per day.

“In the recent monetary yr (FY24), we will essentially cross 51 million passengers. So, we are expanding at a incredibly fantastic rate. Coming out of Covid, we have carried out really perfectly,” Prakash Tusiai, CEO, Mumbai Airport.

Emirates announced that it will employ premium economic system class on its A380 flights to Mumbai and Bengaluru from Dubai, starting off October 29.

Prakash mentioned a lot of airways have started off functioning from Mumbai airport and a few extra destinations are envisioned to be released as quickly as airways get (extra) planes.

Of the whole targeted visitors, domestic website traffic accounts for around 75pc, when the rest is global, in accordance to the airport.

Mumbai airport has the capacity to deal with 55 million passengers yearly.

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