With a surge in passenger numbers during FY 2022-23, the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has returned to the pre-pandemic levels, figures reported till October 26 have shown.
An official statement said the airport hosted 16.3 million passengers during the current financial year until the last week of October; the figure for the same period the previous year was 6.61 million.
Passenger traffic at KIA has registered 102 per cent and 85 per cent recovery in the domestic and international segments, respectively, in October 2022, as compared to October 2019. The airport reported 1,18,852 Air Traffic Movements (ATM) in FY23, with the domestic and international sectors reporting 1,05,354 and 13,498 ATMs, respectively.
