JAIPUR: With the introduction of cheaper flights, enhanced buying capacity of the air travellers,
Jaipur airport has registered 25% growth in the passenger traffic compared to previous year. Till March 31, 2018, the Jaipur
airport witnessed 47 lakh of passengers, including domestic and foreign.
As per the latest passenger traffic data of the
Airport Authority of India (
AAI) nearly 47 lakh passengers travelled by air from Jaipur in 2017-18 compared to 46 lakh passengers in the year 2016-17.
According to the sources, Jaipur airport had 36.3 lakh passengers during 2015-16. Out of the 25% growth there is growth of 15% in the international travellers.
With the increased passenger load the airport authorities are on the job of making efforts to de-congest the airport especially the boarding gates and arrivals.
“This is mainly because the buying capacity is increased and also the introduction of cheaper flights is the reason why more people are now inclined towards air travel,” said Jaideep Singh Balhara, director, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Jaipur on Thursday.
Balhara further said that things like expansion of the terminal 1 will de-congest the airport in the future. “Whenever there is a rush we also open the second boarding gate,” he added.
Presently 61 flights are operated from Jaipur airport to various destinations. However, the growth in the number of passengers has also gone a bit against the airlines and officials of the airport authorities of India. “In terms of services and other things the ranking of Jaipur airport has gone down. Expectations of people are soaring high. In a scenario where rush is increasing the facilities are certainly shrinking,” said a senior officer.
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