New Delhi: As the pandemic subsides, the GMR Group-run Hyderabad airport recorded more than seven lakh domestic passengers and 50,000 international travellers during July.
"From around 10,000 passengers on June 1, the number of passengers increased almost thrice and crossed 29,000 on a single day on 18 July. Daily passenger volume flowing through the airport almost tripled in two months. The airport witnessed more than 6.8 lakh domestic passengers and more than 50,000 international travellers during July," the airport operator said on Monday.
"Hyderabad airport saw an increase in the number of flights across domestic sectors. The airport recorded a substantial rise in Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) in July. From just over 100 on 1 June, the ATMs gradually increased and reached 288 on 25 July. More than 8,000 ATMs were recorded from Hyderabad International Airport in July," added GMR.
Recently, a new domestic sector - Srinagar, has been added from Hyderabad International Airport. IndiGo operates a direct flight to Srinagar from Hyderabad International Airport for four days a week while the four new domestic routes connecting Hyderabad to new cities will be launched in the coming months.
An official spokesperson said that leisure destinations like Goa, Jaipur and Kochi recorded huge growth in passenger volume flying out from Hyderabad. Along with leisure/vacation travel, SME business travel and visiting friends and relatives (VFR) have largely contributed to the increase in passenger numbers.
According to broking firm ICICI Securities report, the weekly average daily fliers across Indian skies came in at 205 K in the week ended 21 August, 2021 versus 213 K in the week ended 14 August, 2021. The report also said that passenger load factor improved sequentially in July, 2021 for all airlines except GoAir and Air Asia.
"In terms of airports, Patna and Srinagar have featured among the top 10 airports in India in FY22TD in terms of passenger count," the brokerage firm report added.
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