Mumbai: During the nine days of Navratri this year, Mumbai airport handled a total of 6.6 lakh passengers, which was only 20% lower than the 2019 festive traffic when the airport handled 8 lakh, shows data released by Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL).
When compared to Navratri 2020, the jump in passenger traffic this year during those nine days was 134%— last year only 2.8 lakh passengers boarded departure and arrival flights during those nine days, that is. As is the trend during festivals, the number of passengers leaving the city is higher than those flying into Mumbai. “From October 7 to 15, Mumbai airport played host to over a total of 6,65,985 passengers (domestic plus international), of whom over 3,17,240 were on arrival flights and 3,48,740 on departure flights from the airport,” said MIAL.
This story is from the October 26, 2021 edition of The Times of India Mumbai.
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