MIAL passenger traffic hits

Mumbai Passenger traffic at Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) has recorded an all time high of 25.8 million for the year 2007, the highest ever figure across all domestic airports in the country and an increase by 16.25 per cent in comparison to last year’s figures.
This is indeed good news for airliners, especially in the context of forecasts by industry analysts about losses due to increasing fuel prices. G.V Sanjeeva Reddy, Managing Director of MIAL sounded quite optimistic when he attributed the figures to the increasing popularity of air travel. “The consistent and healthy year-on-year growth in passenger traffic at CSIA, because of the strong demand of air travel reinforces our position as the busiest airport in India and one of the busiest in South Asia,” said Reddy in a release.
However, analysts expect the Delhi airport with its twin runways and high passenger traffic to overtake Mumbai in terms of passenger traffic by 2010. In 2006-07, MIAL recorded total passenger movement of 22.25 million against Delhi’s 20.44 million.
22/04/08 Shashank Shekhar/Mumbai Newsline

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Categories: Airports Apr 2008