Bangalore, Dec. 19:
Bangalore International Airport saw a 6 per cent drop in domestic
passenger traffic compared with 2011 while there was a 4 per cent increase in
international passengers.
A press statement from Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) said
the total number of passenger traffic declined 4 per cent to 12 million passengers.
The airport also received its 50 millionth passenger since the airport opened
in May, 2008.
“Looking ahead, we will set another milestone in 2013 with the phased
opening of the expanded terminal. The new terminal will have the capacity to
handle 20 million passengers annually,” BIAL Managing Director Sanjay Reddy
said.
While the major domestic carriers have shown an increase in air traffic
movements year on year, drop in the domestic passengers has been attributed to
the stoppage of Kingfisher Airlines as well as the general slump in economy.
The airport at present handles 285 aircraft movements daily, servicing
about 32,000 passengers. Between April-December 6.86 million passengers
transited via the Bengaluru International Airport.
In 2012, Malaysia Airlines, Silk Air and AeroLogic Cargo increased their
frequencies from BIAL. While Malaysia Airlines has started a second frequency
for Bangalore – Kuala Lumpur, Silk Air has one additional weekly frequency.
Currently, 33 airlines fly to BIAL and connect to over 51 destinations
in India and abroad. New domestic routes in 2012 include Belgaum, Ranchi and
Tuticorin. The airport also handled 226,817 tonnes of cargo in 2012 with the
growth being flat.
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