MySuru: Just before the third wave of Covid, Mysuru Airport has recorded the highest air passengers from the financial year 2021-22 in December 2021.
However, the number fell in January 2022.
Officials expressed the belief with Covid 19 cases decreased quickly, the number was expected to be increasing in the coming days.
According to data, in December 2021, 13,937 passengers used the airport.
It was 12,762 in December 2020.
The growth was 9.2%.
Between April and December 2021, 72,937 passengers used airports 41,274 in the period in accordance with the previous year.
Its growth is 76.7%.
According to data in the financial year 2021-22, in November 2021, 10,873, October (10,043), September (8,330), August (8,474), July (7,060), June (2,951), and in April 9, 2,281 passengers have been Using the airport made the highest December pax in the financial year 2021-22 until now.
However, in the financial year 2020-21, in March 2021 (14,327), February 2021 (14,143), and January 2021 (14,946) more passengers had used the airport because of the case of Covid 19 less in these months.
Data showed that since April 2020, the number of air passengers fluctuated according to the increase and decrease in Covid 19 cases.
According to AAA data, compared with December 2020, the number of flights was less in December 2021.
In December 2021, 362 flights were operated by 404 on December 2020.
November 2021, 362 flights were recorded at the airport.
MySuru R Manjunath Airport Director said in January, the number of air travelers had dropped.
“In December 2021, we saw a good number of passengers.
The passenger load has reached 80 %% to 90%.
With Covid 19 cases decreasing quickly, we expect more passengers in the coming days,” he said.
December is good for us.
There are good careful tours to Mysuru and neighboring districts, especially Kodagu, said BS Prashanth, President Hon Mysuru Travels Association, adding tourist flow causing a shortage of vehicles.
However, this third wave affected tourism activities in January, he said.