NEW DELHI : Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), the country's second busiest airport, registered a 59% growth in passenger traffic in July, compared with the previous month, the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), the joint venture entity that operates the airport, said in a statement on Wednesday. "CSMIA has played host to approximately 1.1 million passengers over 11,400 plus flights across domestic and international destinations in July 2021," the statement said. "Among these passengers, CSMIA witnessed a capacity of approximately 0.5 million passengers over 4,000 plus flights only during the weekends, while June observed 0.3 million passengers over 2,700 plus flights during the weekends," it added. Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL), a wholly-owned unit of Adani Enterprises Ltd, had in July taken over the management control of MIAL from the GVK Group. "The gradual opening of offices is complemented with an increase in the flight capacity, which has been the other factor for sequential growth from CSMIA," MIAL said.

Source: Mint August 11, 2021 10:41 UTC