Trivandrum: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has posted a 26% growth in passenger volume to 3.73 lakhs in August 2023 as against 2.95 lakhs in the month last year. This is the highest passenger traffic figure since the Covid crisis.
The average number of daily passengers has increased to 12,000. The number of daily ATMs averaged around 80. A total of 2,416 air traffic movements took place in August.
TIAL hosted 1.97 lakh domestic travellers and 1.75 lakh foreign travellers in August. The number of weekly services to foreign countries has increased to 126 and the number of services to other cities in India has increased to 154. With the increase in services to Mumbai and Delhi, fares have come down and connectivity to foreign countries and other cities in India has become easier.
Various projects are in progress at the airport to improve infrastructure and safety in line with the increase in passenger traffic said a press release from Adani Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd.