Indore: Raja Bhoj International Airport, Bhopal showed a decline in passenger traffic by -11.2% between April 2014 and January 2015. On the other hand, Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, Indore registered a 19.4% growth in passenger movement and topped the list of 15 non-metro domestic airports in the country.
These facts have come to fore in a recent survey conducted by Airports Authority of India (AAI) at all 15 domestic airports across the country. While Indore airport tops the list of domestic airports in passenger movement category, Raja Bhoj Airport is placed at a distant ninth position. Indore airport also registered highest number of freight and aircraft movement too.
In freight movement category, Indore recorded 40.6% growth while Bhopal registered 8.1% growth in the same period.
Also, in aircraft movement category Indore has registered a 7% increase despite suspension of some flights by SpiceJet, while Bhopal has shown a decline of -31.4%.
24/03/15 Pallavi Nair/Times of India
These facts have come to fore in a recent survey conducted by Airports Authority of India (AAI) at all 15 domestic airports across the country. While Indore airport tops the list of domestic airports in passenger movement category, Raja Bhoj Airport is placed at a distant ninth position. Indore airport also registered highest number of freight and aircraft movement too.
In freight movement category, Indore recorded 40.6% growth while Bhopal registered 8.1% growth in the same period.
Also, in aircraft movement category Indore has registered a 7% increase despite suspension of some flights by SpiceJet, while Bhopal has shown a decline of -31.4%.
24/03/15 Pallavi Nair/Times of India
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