Airports in Andhra Pradesh have registered good growth during the financial year 2021-22 compared to the previous year. After a steep decline in passengers due to the cancellation of flights, uncertainty and restrictions on travel, the airports witnessed a growth with restoration of normalcy, this year.
Visakhapatnam International Airport, which handled 11,13,516 passengers during 2020-21, registered a 45% growth with 16,10,483 passengers during 2021-22. It is, however, Tirupati Airport which recorded the maximum growth of 77% with passengers handled increasing from 3,52,375 passengers to 6,23,341 during the same period, AP Air Travellers Association leaders K. Kumara Raja, O. Naresh Kumar and DS Varma said in a statement in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.
Vijayawada International Airport registered a 23% increase in passenger traffic by handling 5,07,215 and 6,25,131 passengers respectively during 2020-21 and 2021-22 respectively. Rajahmundry Airport recorded an increase in passengers from 2,04,365 to 2,75,601, registering a 35% increase during the same period.
