Highest number of domestic passengers since resumption of flights

  • 2, 97,102 passengers flew on 2,349 flights on 12th February 2021
Number of domestic passengers on 12th February 2021 rose to 2,97,102 on 2,349 flights, Hardeep S Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil Aviation said. He added that this is the highest since resumption of domestic flights on 25th May 2020. Puri informed that with air travel emerging as a preferred mode of travel due to safety, efficiency, and time saving, the numbers are almost touching Pre-COVID levels.

Total flight movements of 12th February 2021 were 4697. The total number of footfalls on airports was 5,93,819.

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, domestic flight operations were ceased with effect from midnight (11:59 pm) of 24th March 2020. The operation resumed after two months on 25th May 2020.

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