In the first half of 2022, Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport has seen a 132 per cent increase in passenger traffic as compared to the first six months of 2021, airport data has revealed. The CSMIA, one of the busiest airports in the world, has witnessed a robust growth in passenger movement with nearly 1.7 crore passengers travelling between January to June this year.
The strong revival of operations in 2022 signals the sector is steadily moving towards healthy operations as observed in pre-Covid times, an airport spokesperson said.
In the first half of 2022, CSMIA played host to a total of approximately 1.684 crore passengers. Approximately 1.30 lakh flight movements were recorded across domestic and international destinations and 1.336 crore domestic passengers travelled via 97,460 flights.