Ahmedabad: Introduction of new routes and more flights, along with a spur in
the passengers flying on international routes from the city, has led to 9.6%
growth in passenger movement in 2013-14 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
International Airport here. Last year, city airport had witnessed a reduction of
11.3% mainly due to economic slowdown and non-availability of flights on
preferred routes.
According to the latest data, the biggest contribution in the growth has come from international passenger movement which saw an increase of 21.9% in 2013-14, making it the highest in last five years and more than double the last year when the airport recorded growth of 9.8%.
"Before 2012, the major chunk of passenger movement was on domestic routes. After premium airlines introduced direct flights to Dubai and Doha, the transit points for the US and the UK, passenger movement on international routes is on a roll," said an airports authority of India (AAI) official. On an average, six flights arrive daily from middle-east, including places like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait and Sharjah.
Read news in full 29/05/14 Piyush Mishra/Times of India
According to the latest data, the biggest contribution in the growth has come from international passenger movement which saw an increase of 21.9% in 2013-14, making it the highest in last five years and more than double the last year when the airport recorded growth of 9.8%.
"Before 2012, the major chunk of passenger movement was on domestic routes. After premium airlines introduced direct flights to Dubai and Doha, the transit points for the US and the UK, passenger movement on international routes is on a roll," said an airports authority of India (AAI) official. On an average, six flights arrive daily from middle-east, including places like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait and Sharjah.
Read news in full 29/05/14 Piyush Mishra/Times of India
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