Aided by the increase in passenger handling, Mangaluru International Airport recorded 26.88 per cent growth in revenue during 2015-16.

A press release by JT Radhakrishna, Director of Mangaluru International Airport, said that the airport achieved total revenue of ₹85.62 crore during 2015-16 against ₹67.48 crore during 2014-15.

The airport handled 16.75 lakh passengers during 2015-16 against 13.07 lakh passengers in the previous fiscal, recording a growth of 28.15 per cent.

The growth in passenger traffic also helped the airport to record a net profit of ₹5.46 crore during 2015-16, he said.

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