KOCHI: After the Covid-induced slowdown, Kochi airport is slowly regaining normalcy. Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) recently handed over J33.49 crore as dividend to the state government and managed to restart 70% of its in-house services. The airport aims to further diversify their returns in the coming months
The economic slowdown brought about by the pandemic put brakes on domestic and international travels, affecting the aviation sector around the globe. While some fell into abysmal loss, a few limped back to normalcy soon. Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), Kerala’s premier airport operator was quick on its feet, emerging from the dip gracefully. Returning to 70 per cent of pre-lockdown aircraft service capacity in domestic services, the agency is well on its way to achieving full capacity in a few months. “We were handling around 30,000 passengers daily in January 2020.
