NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, said yesterday that, Feb 12 recorded the highest number of passengers on domestic flights, since the resumption of the services.
The number of domestic passengers on that day rose to 297,102, on 2,349 flights, the highest since the resumption of domestic flights on May 25 last year, a statement issued by the Civil Aviation Ministry quoted Puri as saying.
The minister said, with air travel emerging as a preferred mode of travel, due to safety, efficiency and time saving, the numbers are almost touching pre-COVID-19 levels.
The total flight movements of Feb 12 were 4,697, and the total number of footfalls on airports was 593,819, the minister said.
Domestic flight operations had been suspended in India, since Mar 24 last year, in wake of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, before being resumed on May 25, 2020.– NNN-PTI
