GHIAL records over 1.75 million passengers Footfall in May, 2022

Hyderabad, June 27 (Dumanimail) GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) has recorded over 1.75 million Footfalls in May, 2022. Issuing a white paper here on Monday, GHIAL said, it has steadily witnessed an increase in passenger footfall and Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) over the last few months. Envisioned to be a major travel hub for people travelling from Southern and Central India and as a preferred and largest transit hub, GHIAL offers convenient proximity for passengers originating from nearby cities. Compared to other metro airports in India, Hyderabad Airport has the highest international passenger recovery, during the period Apr’21-Mar’22. In the domestic segment, Hyderabad Airport recovery was at par with Delhi International Airport, which is another GMR Group airport. With the ease of international travel restrictions as well as the gradual recovery of the Covid-19 pandemic, air travel has been steadily increasing with domestic and international travel picking up across India. The number of domestic passengers in a single day from Hyderabad International Airport crossed 53 thousand on May 15, which is 103 per cent of pre-Covid daily average domestic traffic. The airport also recorded the highest number of post-Covid domestic Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) of 401 on May 15 (89 per cent of pre-Covid traffic). The airport witnessed over 15 lakh domestic passengers and around 2.7 lakh international travelers, in May, 2022. The domestic traffic recovery of Hyderabad airport was 93 per cent of pre-Covid level and international traffic recovery was 86 per cent during the same period. On June 10, the number of international passengers crossed 10,000. This is the highest ever post COVID international passenger number at Hyderabad. The post-Covid growth in the destinations being connected has been remarkable and in the last few months, it has added 15 new domestic sectors. Hyderabad is now connected to over 70 domestic destinations, from the pre-Covid period of 55 domestic destinations.

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