BHUBANESWAR: The aviation industry on the path of revival after the first wave of Covid-19 is once again in distress as is evident from the number of flights arriving at and departing from the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here.
The number of flights that arrived and departed from the airport went down from 1,934 in March to 1,598 in April this year. Around 67,656 passengers had boarded flights from BPIA and 77,314 arrived in the city in April. However, the number was much higher in March as 1,23,377 passengers had boarded flights and 97,393 arrived at the city airport.
