New Delhi: The capital's IGI Airport has become south Asia's first airport to handle over 6 crore passengers in a year. IGI achieved this feat in 2017 much ahead of several other big hubs in Asia, despite facing a severe infrastructure crunch given surge in demand for air travel in India.
"Indira Gandhi airport and Guangzhou's Baiyun reached 6 crore annual passengers for the first time in late November. Singapore's Changi hit the same mark on December 18, and Seoul Incheon crossed the milestone on December 21. Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport handled 6 crore passengers several days after Changi," says a report by CAPA — Centre for Aviation.
In 2016, 14 airports globally handled more than 6 crore passengers, out of which only four were in Asia — Beijing Capital, Tokyo Henada, Hong Kong International and Shanghai Pudong, all in north Asia. Other five other Asian airports reached 6 crore annual passengers for the first time in 2017.
Asia now accounts for nine of the 20 airports that handled at least 6 crore passengers in 2017. Outside of Asia, Denver International was the only additional airport to cross this mark last year.
"Kuala Lumpur International and Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta should reach 6 crore annual passengers in 2018. Mumbai, Taipei and three airports in mainland China — Chengdu, Kunming and Shenzhen — will likely reach the milestone within the next few years," CAPA says.
08/01/18 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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"Indira Gandhi airport and Guangzhou's Baiyun reached 6 crore annual passengers for the first time in late November. Singapore's Changi hit the same mark on December 18, and Seoul Incheon crossed the milestone on December 21. Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport handled 6 crore passengers several days after Changi," says a report by CAPA — Centre for Aviation.
In 2016, 14 airports globally handled more than 6 crore passengers, out of which only four were in Asia — Beijing Capital, Tokyo Henada, Hong Kong International and Shanghai Pudong, all in north Asia. Other five other Asian airports reached 6 crore annual passengers for the first time in 2017.
Asia now accounts for nine of the 20 airports that handled at least 6 crore passengers in 2017. Outside of Asia, Denver International was the only additional airport to cross this mark last year.
"Kuala Lumpur International and Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta should reach 6 crore annual passengers in 2018. Mumbai, Taipei and three airports in mainland China — Chengdu, Kunming and Shenzhen — will likely reach the milestone within the next few years," CAPA says.
08/01/18 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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