Mumbai airport sees 60 per cent increase in passenger traffic in June

With air travel seeming to return to normal the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport CSMIA has registered an increase of approximately 6037 in passenger traffic for the month of June 2021 as compared to May 2021The airport has played host to approximately 7261158 passengers over 77797 flights across domestic and international destinations in the period between January and June 2021 During this time the airport has also catered to approximately 6487066 domestic passengers across 63992 flights and over 774092 international passengers across 13805 flightsDubai most popular destinationThe airport has registered Dubai as its most emerging and popular international destination having witnessed the highest traffic of over 213770 passengers to and from it This was followed by Newark with over 88010 and Heathrow with 75470 passengers respectively Similarly amongst the domestic destinations Delhi saw the highest movement with over 946890 passengers followed by Goa with 542350 and Bengaluru with 432180 passengersThe airport has registered Dubai as its most popular international destination with highest traffic of over 213770 passengers to and from it File picSatej ShindeIn a press note on Thursday CSMIA said that throughout the pandemic the global aviation industry has been stoically continuing its efforts to ramp up the outlook for it CSMIA currently acts as a gateway to 54 domestic destinations and 21 international destinations for passengers from Mumbai ldquoIn the wake of the second wave of the pandemic in the country the airport witnessed a growth of approximately 6037 in passenger traffic during the month of June 2021 as compared to May 2021rdquo said the press release ldquoCSMIA also saw the addition of new routes and destinations on domestic destinations like Dharbhanga Adampur and Kalaburagi amongst others as well as international destinations like Batam Armenia Miami and Houston to name a fewrdquo the release addedTesting facilities availableAlthough the passenger traffic is increasing steadily the majority of Indian states as well as international countries require a negative RTPCR certificate pointed out CSMIA In order to make passenger travel hasslefree CSMIA has established over 30 counters of testing facilities for COVID19 at Terminal 2 for international and domestic passengers For passengers who want a quicker result CSMIA has a facility for an express test that provides prompt and accurate diagnosis in 13 minutes Moreover the airport has also taken a step further towards passenger safety by allowing Mylab Discovery Solutions a space to set up an RTPCR testing counter and to facilitate the processing of the sample for a quick turnaround The additional facility has been introduced to offer a speedy report to the arriving passengersldquoWith the ease of restrictions in various states and unhindered passenger confidence in the airportrsquos safety measures CSMIA expects a steady passenger flow going forwardrdquo said the press release ldquoThe airport is working diligently with its stakeholders regulatory and government bodies to implement and communicate necessary protocols and procedures for passengers and personnelrsquos safety at the airportrdquo it addedldquoWith passenger traffic increasing steadily CSMIArsquos efforts in this regard as well as the passenger confidence in the safety initiatives and protocols adopted by the airport will help in boosting traffic in the coming monthsrdquo said a CSMIA spokesperson in a press statement