The Hindu Business Line : 33% growth in air passenger traffic: AAI data

New Delhi March 22 The expansion of domestic low-cost airlines network and the decision of international airlines to offer connectivity to more destinations, helped the country's airports register an increase of more than 33 per cent in passengers handled during January-December 2006 as compared to the same period in the previous year.

Growth

The latest data complied by Airports Authority of India (AAI) shows that all the airports handled 90.44 million passengers during the calendar year 2006 compared with 67.95 million handled during the same period in the previous year.

During January-December 2006, the domestic passenger traffic stood at 65.69 million, registering a growth of close to 42 per cent over the previous 12-month period.

Among the airports that recorded high growth rates in passenger traffic right through the year include Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore.

For two successive years, December has been the best month for the domestic airports in terms of the number of passengers handled.

In December 2006, the airports handled 9.48 million passengers including 6.93 million domestic and 2.54 million international passengers, while during the same month in the preceding year it was 7.24 million passengers including 4.99 million domestic and 2.25 million international passengers.

Airports Expansion

During 2006, while the low-cost airline, IndiGo started operations, other low-cost airlines such as SpiceJet and Air Deccan expanded their route network offering the customers more choice in terms of fares and airlines.

In the international skies, the Kuwaiti low-cost airline, Jazeera Airways also launched regular services to Delhi and Mumbai in July last year, while Air India Express, the state-owned low-cost airline, expanded its operations connecting more Indian cities with international destinations.

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