Ahmedabad: Tempting offers by airlines on fares, better connectivity, positive economic sentiment and, above all, start of summer holidays, ensured record passenger movement in April to and from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
For the first time in past 10 years, 5 lakh passengers flew in and out of city airport in April. According to the latest Airports Authority of India (AAI) data, 4.96 lakh passengers, including 1.16 lakh international and 3.8 lakh domestic passengers, passed through the airport in April 2015, a 36.9% increase over passenger movement in April 2014.
Until 2014, less than 3 lakh flyers passed through the city airport each April but, this year, due to various reasons, the number of passengers had risen steeply.
29/06/15 Piyush Mishra/Times of India
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For the first time in past 10 years, 5 lakh passengers flew in and out of city airport in April. According to the latest Airports Authority of India (AAI) data, 4.96 lakh passengers, including 1.16 lakh international and 3.8 lakh domestic passengers, passed through the airport in April 2015, a 36.9% increase over passenger movement in April 2014.
Until 2014, less than 3 lakh flyers passed through the city airport each April but, this year, due to various reasons, the number of passengers had risen steeply.
29/06/15 Piyush Mishra/Times of India
