Weekend travellers increase at Mumbai airport, passenger traffic up by 59% in July

Higher domestic flight capacity and ease in domestic travel restrictions have accelerated passenger traffic during the weekend at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). The city airport registered 59% increase in passenger traffic in July as compared to June.

According to airport officials, approximately 1.1 million passengers have flown in at least 1,400 flights across domestic and international destinations last month.

Mumbai airport spokesperson said among the total number of passengers, CSMIA witnessed a capacity of approximately 0.5 million passengers over 4,000 plus flights only during the weekends, while June month observed 0.3 million passengers over 2,700 plus flights during the weekends.