AHMEDABAD: Vacations have come and gone and they have failed
to improve the fortune of airline companies. Popularity of air travelcontinues to nose
dive among those affected by wanderlust in Gujarat.
Despite the Diwali vacation in the month of November last year, the number of domestic flyers has fallen by 18 per cent as compared to November 2011. It was in October 2012 that the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport had registered its biggest fall of 32 per cent in domestic tourists.
Officials in the airport said that as against 3.65 lakh travellers in November 2011, in November 2012, the number of tourist was 2.97 lakh.
The data of AAI reveals that from April to November 2012, there was a drop of about 17.2 per cent which is the highest when it comes to international airports across the state.
Officials said that even Delhi and Mumbai airports registered a drop in the number of passengers during April-November 2012. While the drop was 10 per cent in Delhi, it was 7.3 per cent in Mumbai.
The once impressive growth in airline traffic at Ahmedabad airport seems to have hit rock bottom this year. The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport, which recorded a rise of more than 35 per cent indomestic air traffic in 2011, is registering a dip of around 17 per cent currently.
The drop in the number of passengers is attributed to the number of falls in the flight movement from the state. There was also a drop of about 11 per cent in the aircraft movement in the month of November 2012 while the same during the period from April-November fell by 4.7 per cent. During the same period, there was a movement of 22,704 aircrafts which was 21,674 in 2011.
Airport officials say that the airport has been seeing a dip in domestic flyers because of the steep increase in airfare since September 2012.
The other reason was that one of the primary airlines withdrew its operations and hence, there was a considerable drop in domestic air travel. The officials were expecting the numbers to grow as the Diwali vacations were in the month of November and there was some consolation as the drop was not as high as 32 per cent but it was only 18 per cent.
An airline official refusing to be quoted said that they are studying the decline during vacations. High fares to Delhi and Mumbai have caused individuals and corporate executives to choose buses or trains.
He cited an example saying there were eight to ten corporate employees flying to Mumbai in a week, but now it had reduced to two or sometimes three.
Despite the Diwali vacation in the month of November last year, the number of domestic flyers has fallen by 18 per cent as compared to November 2011. It was in October 2012 that the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport had registered its biggest fall of 32 per cent in domestic tourists.
Officials in the airport said that as against 3.65 lakh travellers in November 2011, in November 2012, the number of tourist was 2.97 lakh.
The data of AAI reveals that from April to November 2012, there was a drop of about 17.2 per cent which is the highest when it comes to international airports across the state.
Officials said that even Delhi and Mumbai airports registered a drop in the number of passengers during April-November 2012. While the drop was 10 per cent in Delhi, it was 7.3 per cent in Mumbai.
The once impressive growth in airline traffic at Ahmedabad airport seems to have hit rock bottom this year. The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport, which recorded a rise of more than 35 per cent indomestic air traffic in 2011, is registering a dip of around 17 per cent currently.
The drop in the number of passengers is attributed to the number of falls in the flight movement from the state. There was also a drop of about 11 per cent in the aircraft movement in the month of November 2012 while the same during the period from April-November fell by 4.7 per cent. During the same period, there was a movement of 22,704 aircrafts which was 21,674 in 2011.
Airport officials say that the airport has been seeing a dip in domestic flyers because of the steep increase in airfare since September 2012.
The other reason was that one of the primary airlines withdrew its operations and hence, there was a considerable drop in domestic air travel. The officials were expecting the numbers to grow as the Diwali vacations were in the month of November and there was some consolation as the drop was not as high as 32 per cent but it was only 18 per cent.
An airline official refusing to be quoted said that they are studying the decline during vacations. High fares to Delhi and Mumbai have caused individuals and corporate executives to choose buses or trains.
He cited an example saying there were eight to ten corporate employees flying to Mumbai in a week, but now it had reduced to two or sometimes three.
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