Post-Covid, IGIA is India’s most connected airport with flights to 69 domestic, 66 international destinations

NEW DELHI: The capital’s IGI Airport has re-emerged as India’s most connected airport as air travel begins reviving in the post pandemic world. Delhi saw flights to 69 domestic destinations in October 2020 (this number was 67 before the pandemic), followed by Mumbai and Bengaluru that have flights to 59 cities in India; Hyderabad at 57; Kolkata at 49 and Chennai at 44.
While international flights remain suspended, India has enabled foreign travel under air bubbles and Vande Bharat Mission. “Delhi Airport is now connected with 66 international destinations through VBM flights. In October 2020, IGIA was connected with 26 destinations in Asia; 14 in middle east; 11 in Europe; 8 in North America; 4 in Africa and 3 in Australia. Delhi now has flights to and from 20 countries as compared to 51 in pre-COVID period,” according to Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) data.
IGIA reached the 10-lakh international passenger mark in October 2020, since May 25, 2020. It has seen a “significant number of inbound travellers from Dubai, Changi, Bangkok, Heathrow and Kathmandu during the festive season.”