Riding a big spike in global travellers exiting through the Kempegowda Internationa Airport (KIA) here, the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur has emerged as the top international destination. Passengers heading to KL registered a 58.73% growth in numbers over the last four years.
Travellers bound for Singapore also saw a substantial 54.78% increase in the period between the first quarter of 2015 and Q1 of 2019. Data sourced from the civil aviation regulators also showed a big rise in numbers for Muscat (51.88%), Colombo (51.38%) and London (50.39%).
Aviation experts attribute the rise in numbers to several factors: Inclusion of KIA in their routes by several international airlines, addition of new routes by existing airlines and a surge in tourist traffic, besides discount offers by exotic destinations abroad.
