MUMBAI: Passenger traffic at Bengaluru international airport surged by 18.9 per cent year-on-year to 16.07 million in calendar year 2021 backed by a double-digit growth in the domestic passenger volume in the wake of an increased pace of vaccination and easing of travel restrictions by various states post the second wave, among others, its operator said.
The Kempegowda International Airport, run by Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), had handled a total of 13.51 million passengers in 2020, the year that witnessed suspension of domestic air passengers services for almost two months till May 25 besides scheduled international passenger flights, which have still not been resumed, owing to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
