The Tiruchi international airport was among the best profit-making airports in the country during the 2018-19 financial year, Airport Director, Tiruchi, K. Gunasekaran said on Thursday.
The airport contributed ₹41.34 crore net profit to Airports Authority of India (AAI), Mr. Gunasekaran said while speaking at the Independence Day celebrations organised at the airport premises.
AAI had given a target to the airport to further increase its profit next year as well as for cargo handling, he said and exuded hope that the target for handling 8,000 metric tonnes of cargo would be achieved in the current fiscal.
He said necessary infrastructure facilities would be provided to Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel guarding the airport.
Earlier, he hoisted the national flag and took the salute. AAI officials and personnel of CISF were present.
