Bengaluru: The Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB), recorded a 25.2 pc growth in overall air traffic, serving over 18 million passengers in 2015. Domestic passenger traffic grew by 27.4 per cent compared to 2014, while international passenger numbers rose by 15.8 per cent in comparison to the previous year’s traffic.
The annual traffic report released here on Tuesday by the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) also showed a 12.7 per cent increase in Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) with an average of 404 ATMs per day. “Domestic ATMs increased by 13.6% and clocked a total of 1,25,481 movements in 2015 while international ATMs rose to 21,986,” the report said.
Last financial year, KIAB had clocked 15 million passengers marking the airport’s graduation to the mid-sized airport category (15 to 25 million passenger airports) within seven years of commencing operations. The airport has emerged as the country’s third largest.
Three new international flights, Nepal Airlines, Thai Air Asia and Kuwait Airways commenced operations from KIAB in September.
20/01/16 Deccan Herald
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The annual traffic report released here on Tuesday by the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) also showed a 12.7 per cent increase in Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) with an average of 404 ATMs per day. “Domestic ATMs increased by 13.6% and clocked a total of 1,25,481 movements in 2015 while international ATMs rose to 21,986,” the report said.
Last financial year, KIAB had clocked 15 million passengers marking the airport’s graduation to the mid-sized airport category (15 to 25 million passenger airports) within seven years of commencing operations. The airport has emerged as the country’s third largest.
Three new international flights, Nepal Airlines, Thai Air Asia and Kuwait Airways commenced operations from KIAB in September.
20/01/16 Deccan Herald
