Air passenger traffic at five airports in MP go up by 23%

Air passenger traffic across five airports in Madhya Pradeshspiked 23 per cent to 42.83 lakh in the last fiscal over the financial year ended March 2017-2018 amid rising connectivity with different parts of the country, as per AAI data.

According to the AAI data, a total of 42,83 people travelled from five airports --Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Khajuraho and Gwalior --during the last financial year as compare with 32.89 air passengers in 2017-18.

The growth was highest at theIndore Airport among the five airports which saw a whopping 74 per cent increase in passenger traffic to31.58 lakh during the previous fiscal.

The capital city Bhopal's Raja Bhoj airport saw 8.09 lakh passengers flying in and out of the aerodrome during the period whilepassenger traffic at Jabalpur's Damna airport stood at 2.40 lakh in the reporting year, as per data.

Meanwhile, the union Home Ministry has cleared the decks for setting up of immigration counters at the AAO-run Indore's Devi Ahilyabai ..