Jammu and Kashmir: Footfall of 10 lakh passengers at Srinagar Airport in 4 months

 Flight operations had resumed in May last year after a hiatus of three months owing to the outbreak of Covid-19. However, after air traffic resumed, Srinagar Airport witnessed 61 flight arrivals during the month of May.

 

As per Airports Authority of India (AAI) data, the highest number of passenger footfalls at the Srinagar Airport since resumption of air traffic was 218783 in December last year which saw 705 flight.

 

Dhoke said, ''Compared to many other airports with a similar passenger handling capacity, Srinagar Airport has seen a sharp increase in the footfall and the increase in tourist influx is the main reason for the sharp spike in passenger footfall''

 

The Airport Director said focus as of now was to ensure that all Covid-19 protocols were being followed. As per AAI data, 655 flights arrived in Srinagar during November 2020 with 191982 passengers travelled to and fro at the Srinagar Airport.

In January 2021, with 688 flight arrivals 212491 passengers travelled to and fro while in February with 487 total flight arrivals more than 2 lakh passenger footfalls were witnessed at the Srinagar Airport..