15L flew in & out of Mumbai airport this August; 4L in 2020
MUMBAI: Over 15 lakh passengers flew in or out of Mumbai airport in August, over three times as compared to last August, when only 4 lakh passengers passed through Mumbai airport.
After staying home-bound for over three months due to Covid second wave, passenger traffic started picking up in June-July. But it was in August, with festivals like Raksha Bandhan, Janmastami and Onam falling on weekends, that the airport saw a surge in passengers.
Of 15,87,150 passengers who took domestic, international flights, 14,02,369 were domestic passengers and 1,84,787 flew to or arrived from international locations, said a Mumbai International Airport Ltd spokesperson. Among these, 7,85,479 were arrival passengers and 8,01,677 were departure passengers.
