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The airport also handled a record 7,548 passengers in a single day on 31 December, bettering the previous mark of 7,468 passengers handled on 25 November.
Mangaluru airport. (Wikimedia)
The Mangaluru International Airport handled the highest-ever number of passengers in December 2023, hosting 2.03 lakh travellers in a month since the commercial operation of the airport began on 31 October 2020, the airport said in a press statement.
The airport also handled a record 7,548 passengers in a single day on 31 December, bettering the previous mark of 7,468 passengers handled on 25 November.
Contributing to the record 2.03 lakh passenger mark is the fact that MIA clocked 12 days in December when it handled 7,000 plus passengers with the 7,548 passengers handled on New Year’s Eve being the highest, the statement said.
The bulk of this 7,000 plus passenger travel came during the weekends — 9-10, 16-17, 23-25, and 30-31 December 2023. The airport recorded footfalls of 7,089, 7,220 and 7,034, respectively, in the three days up to Christmas.
The airport, in November 2023, handled 1.78 lakh passengers, which is till now the highest since the commercial operation date (COD).
“The rising numbers is a clear indicator that aviation travel, domestically and internationally, is on the upswing and the MIA is proud to play its role in this growth. The airlines — Air India, Air India Express, and IndiGo too — are playing their roles in this resurgence,” the statement said.
The general increase in air traffic movements (ATMs) has been observed since 29 October 2023, when the winter schedule came into effect. The MIA recorded 1,388 ATMs in December 2023, including 1,096 domestic movements.
The uptick in business and leisure travel has contributed to the steadily increasing footfalls at the airport, which currently provides connectivity to nine domestic and seven international destinations respectively, the release said.
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