Traffic missing, business gone; Jaipur international airport just on paper

Jaipur: On December 29, 2005, the Sanganer Airport in Jaipur was granted international status. Nearly six years later, Jaipur airport hardly seems to fit the bill for a converging point of international flights.
According to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) traffic statistics, the Jaipur airport hasn't fared well in terms of international passenger traffic, aircraft movement and international freight.
As per AAI data, Jaipur airport reported a decline of 11.8 per cent in international passengers during August 2011 compared to the same period last year.
A 7.3 per cent decline was reported in international passengers during the five month period between April and August 2011 compared to corresponding period in 2010.
Against 18,524 international passengers during August 2010, 16,339 international passengers were reported at the airport in August 2011. International passengers catered by it during April to August 2011 fell to 92,416 from 99,730 during the same period last year.
01/11/11 Anuraag Singh/DNA/daily bhaskar.com

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