Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) handled 12.86 million passengers in 2013-2014, registering a 7.3 per cent growth over the previous fiscal.
Of the 12.86 million passengers in 2013-2014, 10.23 million were domestic passengers and 2.63 million international passengers, said a press release issued by the airport operator Bangalore International Airport Ltd.
Also, in the highest recorded air traffic movement since its inception in May 2008, the airport reported a little more than 1.18 lakh air traffic movements in 2013-2014, a 12.7 per cent growth over the previous financial year.
In 2012-2013, the airport had handled 11.99 million passengers and 1.05 lakh air traffic movements.
The airlines witnessed average of 35,259 daily passengers with seat load factor of 69 per cent for domestic and 75 per cent for international flights. The average air traffic movements per day was 325.
“The growth in traffic is a sign for us that this is an airport of choice for domestic and international travellers. Our focus will be to continue providing our passengers seamless and unparalleled travel experience,” BIAL Managing Director G.V. Sanjay Reddy said.
On the cargo side, the volumes handled by Kempegowda International Airport reached 2.42 lakh metric tonnes, a 7 per cent increase over the last financial year.
The release added that the new domestic routes to and from Bangalore in 2013-14 fiscal included Imphal, Agatti, Surat, Mysore, Puducherry, Guwahati, Belgaum, Tuticorn, Indore and Dehradun.
