Over four million passengers passed through the Mumbai International Airport in February 2023, surpassing the pre-pandemic mark. The airport released its passenger figures for February 2023 stressing on robust demand for air travel through Mumbai.
The airport hosted over 4 million passengers across 24,292 flights recording a 57% increase as compared to February 2022. Out of these 75% account for domestic passengers while the remaining 25% accounted for international traffic.
Moreover, with 3.9 million passenger traffic recorded in February 2020, the airport has achieved a 2% growth over the pre-COVID levels. On February 12, 2023 the overall domestic air passenger traffic touched 4,37,800 on 2,935 departures in a single day across India.
“The rise in passenger volume is led by growing demand for domestic leisure travel and various other segments of travel, across India as well as the continued passenger confidence in Mumbai airport,” the airport said in a statement.
In January 2023, Mumbai airport reported 4.5 million passengers
Dubai, London, and Abu Dhabi continue to hold the top spot as the three international destinations with highest passenger traffic through Mumbai while Delhi, Bengaluru, and Goa continue to retain their position as the top three preferred domestic destinations.