Thiruvananthapuram: Passenger traffic at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has witnessed a record 83.6 pc growth in passenger movement and 31.53 pc growth in flight movements during last one year.
Total 3,23,792 passengers traveled through Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in the month of January 2023.
The total passenger traffic in January 2022 was 1,76,315. The average daily passenger traffic in the month of January 2022 was 5,687 and in January 2023 it went up to 10,445.
Total ATMs (Air Traffic Movements) in January 2022 was 1,671. The number has increased to 2,198 in January 2023.
Now, Thiruvananthapuram airport has weekly frequency of 131 flights in Domestic and 120 flights in International.
The connectivity has increased to 12 international destinations including Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Muscat, Bahrain, Dammam, Kuwait, Singapore, Colombo, Male, Hanimadhoo and 10 domestic destinations including New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune, Kochi and Kannur.
Month-wise passenger number from January 2022 to January 2023 is given below (January 2022 – 176315, February – 146870, March – 218255, April – 261331, May – 292324, June – 269843, July – 286776, August – 295281, September – 277126, October – 275931, November – 282933, December – 328536, January 2023 – 323792).