Air passenger traffic shows signs of recovery at Chennai

Chennai: Air passenger traffic, at a low for a long time this year, is showing signs of recovery.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI), going by the current trend, predicts that passenger movement and aircraft movement in the domestic and international sectors will surpass the figures of 2008-09 at Chennai airport. Passenger traffic had declined in 2008-09 when compared to the previous year.
More people are flying on international and domestic routes and airport officials hope to see more footfalls when the expanded and modernised airport opens its doors sometime next year.
"This is a recovery from the time when domestic passenger traffic declined to 7-10% in June, July, August and September 2008," said an AAI official.
Domestic passenger traffic is projected to touch approximately 64 lakh by March 2010 compared to 61.79 lakh last year while international passenger traffic is expected to touch 38.47 lakh against 36.63 lakh last year, according to an AAI forecast.
The total passenger traffic on domestic and international flights is expected to touch 1.01 crore at Chennai by the end of this financial year an increase of around three lakh compared to the 98.42 lakh last year.
29/10/09 V Ayyappan/Times of India

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