Coimbatore: City airports have recorded the highest passenger traffic since the Covid-19 outbreak in December last year, when handling 1.8 lakh entered and out of leaflets, compared with 1.57,157 in November last.
The data is available with airport authorities India, city airports handle 1,70,331 domestic and 10,468 international passengers in December, against 1.49,168 domestic and 7,989 international leaflets in November.
In total, passenger traffic registered growth of 16.5% in December “it reached its peak in December 2021.
This period also recorded the highest number of aircraft movements also in 20 months since the first pandemic broke.” City airports have operated 1,334 domestic flights and 72 international in December, compared to 1,162 domestic.
and 63 international flights in November.
There was strong growth in the delivery movement in December, when the airport handled 599 tons of domestic cargo and 55 tons of international cargo, against 527 tons of domestic cargo and 48 tons of international cargo in November.
The airport used to handle 1,000 tons of goods a month at the average before the pandemic.
The source that is familiar with the cargo movement says items that are easily damaged such as fruits and vegetables and goods that are not easily damaged are being exported to international destinations.
“As long as Pongal, a large amount of sugar cane and turmeric is exported through the airport for Tamil Diaspora in Southeast Asian countries and Gulf.” Domestic cargo, he said, mainly consisted of industrial goods.