Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSIA) saw nearly 5 crore passengers in 2018, up 6.3% from the previous year. But it was New Delhi’s IGI Airport which handled the most number of flyers in the country last year —almost 7 crore, up 10% from the previous year. IGI Airport is now one of the busiest mega airports globally.
While DGCA is yet to issue India’s full year domestic and international flyers data for 2018, these two mega hubs accounted for almost 60% of the estimated 20 crore flyers who took to the skies in the country last year. At CSIA, international traffic grew at more than double the rate of domestic flyers. With its two cross runways, CSIA is for all practical purposes a single runway airport and is operating at capacity. Only a handful of slots are free here mostly at late night which are suitable for international operations. As a result, the airport is witnessing a much higher growth of international passengers than domestic ones.
09/01/18 Times of India
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While DGCA is yet to issue India’s full year domestic and international flyers data for 2018, these two mega hubs accounted for almost 60% of the estimated 20 crore flyers who took to the skies in the country last year. At CSIA, international traffic grew at more than double the rate of domestic flyers. With its two cross runways, CSIA is for all practical purposes a single runway airport and is operating at capacity. Only a handful of slots are free here mostly at late night which are suitable for international operations. As a result, the airport is witnessing a much higher growth of international passengers than domestic ones.
09/01/18 Times of India
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