CHENNAI: Passenger traffic resurrection is still slow at Chennai airport since it’s dipped further in the very first month of this fiscal year.
The amount of passengers has significantly decreased in April compared to previous month.
The passenger traffic has been 8.48lakh in March however, it’s return to 6.65lakh in April, according to data from AAI.
Other airports also have demonstrated a decrease but resurrection was faster for them along with the amount of passengers had edged closer into the pre-Covid-19 amounts in March 2021.
Hyderabad and Kochi had registered a rise in passenger traffic in comparison to this pre-Covid-19 amount in March 2021.
Chennai is rated six following Kolkata one of the busiest airports.
Resources stated that pandemic constraints by different nations and also the demand for e-pass to go into TN and slow resumption of companies in March and April have been the cause of poor passenger levels in Chennai.
“The tendency has continued to signify at the revival of visitors also.
There’s barely any worldwide passenger traffic and national motion is hit by the lockdown posed from the nation following the election,” said an airport .
Hit by reductions following a dip in aircraft and passenger visitors for a year and then deferring of charge by Mumbai and Delhi airports, Airports Authority of India (AAI) is contemplating cutting back on upkeep and repairs in most branches such as civil, electrical, electronic equipment and IT infrastructure that might have an effect on passenger encounter.
Balraj Singh Ahlawat, general secretary of Airports Authority Employees Union (AAEU) stated that rather than austerity measures, which will affect workers who need to work around the clock to maintain airports functioning even when traffic isn’t there, the authorities must provide capital into the AAI to help reestablish it.