Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport witnessed a rise in passenger numbers in August — with a footfall of roughly 90,000 per day in the first few days officials of the Delhi Airport International Limited said Friday.
They attributed the increase to fewer Covid cases, a surge in vaccination numbers, and the arrival of the festive season. The number of travelers had plummeted to 18,000 per day in May, which increased to 62,000 per day by the June-end. Given the current situation, officials said that they expect domestic travel to reach pre-Covid numbers by the end of the financial year, 2023. However, they said that they do not see the same trends in international traffic until the financial year 2024.
A DIAL official said, “With the arrival of the festive season (rakshabandhan and other festivities), Delhi airport witnessed positive traction in domestic travel (both VFF and leisure). There is a propensity to travel with the increase in total vaccinations across the country, but it is of course contingent on the emergence of Covid third wave.”
