MUMBAI: Over 15 lakh passengers flew in or out of Mumbai airport in August, over three times as compared to last August, when only 4 lakh passengers passed through Mumbai airport.
After staying home-bound for over three months due to Covid second wave, passenger traffic started picking up in June-July. But it was in August, with festivals like Raksha Bandhan, Janmastami and Onam falling on weekends, that the airport saw a surge in passengers.
Of 15,87,150 passengers who took domestic, international flights, 14,02,369 were domestic passengers and 1,84,787 flew to or arrived from international locations, said a Mumbai International Airport Ltd spokesperson. Among these, 7,85,479 were arrival passengers and 8,01,677 were departure passengers.
Delhi, Bangalore and Goa emerged as the most traveled domestic destinations from Mumbai, with 2,42,085, 1,11,026 and 95,089 passengers respectively. While Doha emerged as the top international destination with approximately 41,410 passengers to and from Mumbai. This was followed by Dubai and Male with 37,126 and 18,190 passengers respectively, traveling internationally from Mumbai, said the spokesperson.
For weekend travel in August, Goa emerged as the highest traveled destination with 22,078 passengers, followed by Srinagar, Jammu and Leh.
