Mangaluru International Airport handles record number of passengers in Dec 2023
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru International Airport has handled the highest-ever number of passengers in December 2023, hosting 2.03 lakh travellers in a month since the commercial operation of the airport began on October 31, 2020, the MIA said.
The airport also handled a record 7,548 passengers in a single day on December 31, bettering the previous mark of 7,468 passengers handled on November 25.
Contributing to the record 2.03 lakh passenger mark is the fact that MIA clocked 12 days in December when it handled 7,000 plus passengers with the 7,548 passengers handled on New Year's Eve being the highest, a release from MIA said.
The bulk of this 7,000 plus passenger travel came during the weekends-- December 9-10, 16-17, 23-25 and 30-31.
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The airport recorded footfalls of 7,089, 7,220 and 7,034 respectively in the three days up to Christmas.
The airport in November 2023 handled 1.78 lakh passengers, which is now the best since the commercial operation date (COD).
"The rising numbers is a clear indicator that aviation travel, domestically and internationally, is on the upswing and MIA is proud to play its role in this growth. The airlines--Air India, Air India Express and IndiGo too, are playing their roles in this resurgence," the release said.
The general increase in air traffic movements (ATMs) has been observed since October 29, 2023, when the winter schedule came into effect.
The MIA recorded 1,388 ATMs in December 2023 including 1,096 domestic movements.
The uptick in business and leisure travel has contributed to the steadily increasing footfalls at the airport, which currently provides connectivity to nine domestic and seven international destinations respectively, the release said.
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Karnataka HM G Parameshwara blames EVM for Cong debacle in Maharashtra, backs ballot papers
BENGALURU: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Monday alleged Electronic Voting Machine manipulations led to the defeat of Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in just concluded assembly polls in Maharashtra.
While speaking to reporters here on Monday, he said the BJP does selective manipulations to convince people that there were no wrongdoings. He also wanted to go back to the paper ballots system.
The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra won a landslide victory in the assembly elections, shattering the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi's dream to wrest power. The BJP won the highest ever 132 seats for the party, while the Shiv Sena led by Shinde bagged 57 seats and NCP won 41 seats to take the Mahayuti total to 230 seats. Congress as part of MVA won just 16 seats.
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"We analysed the Maharashtra poll outcome deeply. We felt that in many places EVMs were manipulated," Parameshwara said. He also said an obvious question would be why not it happened in Jharkhand and elsewhere. The manipulations are done selectively so that no one can question it, he blamed.
According to him, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is a leading partner. Had the Congress been the leading partner, things would have changed. He backed the ballot papers saying that the same was discussed in Maharashtra Congress as well.
