Ahmedabad: Eight hours of runway shutdown every day, and suspension of some flights could hardly dampen the rush of air travellers to city airport with passenger footfall, for the first time, crossing five lakh in April.
According to latest data from Airports Authority of India (AAI), 5.63 lakh passengers (18,776 flyers per day) including 1.42 lakh international and 4.2 lakh domestic passengers used the city airport in April 2016, a whopping 13.5% increase in footfall compared to April 2015.
Until 2014, passenger footfall recorded in April at city airport was less than 3 lakh, but this year the numbers shot up despite the daily 8-hr runway shutdown.
The re-carpeting and renovation work on the only runway at the city airport began from April 16, forcing flights to be suspended between 10am and 6pm. However, according to airport officials and travel agents, the beginning of summer vacation in April ensured the rush of flyers stayed high.
27/06/16 Times of India
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According to latest data from Airports Authority of India (AAI), 5.63 lakh passengers (18,776 flyers per day) including 1.42 lakh international and 4.2 lakh domestic passengers used the city airport in April 2016, a whopping 13.5% increase in footfall compared to April 2015.
Until 2014, passenger footfall recorded in April at city airport was less than 3 lakh, but this year the numbers shot up despite the daily 8-hr runway shutdown.
The re-carpeting and renovation work on the only runway at the city airport began from April 16, forcing flights to be suspended between 10am and 6pm. However, according to airport officials and travel agents, the beginning of summer vacation in April ensured the rush of flyers stayed high.
27/06/16 Times of India
