Goa airport: Amid pandemic, flight movements up 12 times

PANAJI : In a sign of returning of normalcy, flight movements at the Goa airport have went up by almost 12 times as compared to April this year. The Airports Authority of India said this is a sign of normalcy returning at the Goa airport, located at the INS Hansa base in Vasco town.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) posted a chart on its Twitter handle, showing 27 flight movements at the Goa airport in April this year, followed by 59 in May, 265 in June and 318 in July.

“AAI’s Goa Airport @aaigoaairport saw steady rise in flight movement since Apr’20. From 27 flights in Apr to nearly 12 times that no. in Jul these are signs of normalcy returning. In the wake of #COVID19, we aim to bring Indian Civil Aviation back to normal, as soon as possible,” AAI said in the tweet.