Bengaluru airport records 16.3 million passengers this financial year; highest during Deepavali

The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru recorded a significant growth in passenger traffic in the current financial year. A press release from the airport stated that it welcomed around 16.30 million passengers till the last week of October during the current fiscal year, whereas 6.61 million passengers visited the airport during the same period last year. Around 14.34 million passengers travelled on domestic routes, and 1.96 million passengers flew to and from international destinations.

Domestic passenger traffic registered over 102 per cent growth and international travel recorded 85 per cent growth in October 2022, as compared to October 2019.