Mangaluru International Airport sees record 2.32 million passengers in FY 2024-25
Mangaluru(PTI): Mangaluru International Airport recorded its highest-ever passenger traffic in the financial year 2024-25, handling 2.32 million passengers, officials said on Saturday.
This marks a 15.34 per cent increase over the 2.01 million passengers in 2023-24 and a 24.1 per cent rise compared to the pre-COVID-19 figures of 2019-20, according to a statement issued by the Mangaluru airport.
"Of the total passengers, 1.61 million were domestic travellers, a 14.55 per cent increase from the previous year. International passenger numbers rose by 17.15 per cent to 7.15 lakh, up from 6.10 lakh in FY 2023-24," it stated.
According to the statement, the airport also handled 16,816 air traffic movements (ATMs) in FY 2024-25, up 11.26 per cent from 15,113 in the previous year. This includes a 22.14 per cent increase in international ATMs (4,286 compared to 3,509) and an 8.94 per cent growth in domestic ATMs (12,244 compared to 11,239).
Cargo operations also saw growth. Domestic cargo handled totalled 3,864.1 metric tonne (MT), up from 3,706.02 MT in 2023-24, it said.
"International cargo operations, which began in July 2024, recorded 1,347.07 MT — comprising 1,346.27 MT of outbound and 0.79 MT of inbound cargo — by the end of the financial year," it added.
"April 2025 saw a monthly record of 2,17,893 passengers—1,43,117 domestic and 74,776 international — making it the airport's busiest month since commissioning operations on 31 October 2020. The airport also handled its highest-ever daily passenger count of 8,103 on April 12," it further said.
Compared with FY 2019-20, domestic passenger traffic in FY 2024-25 grew by 23.61 per cent and international traffic by 25.21 per cent, with total passenger numbers up 24.10 per cent, the statement added.
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Dragging Gaurav's family, children into 'Pak link' allegation by Assam CM wrong politics: Priyanka
Guwahati (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for attacking Gaurav Gogoi over alleged Pakistan links, asserting that dragging his family and children into it is "wrong politics".
After paying homage to Zubeen Garg at his cremation ground 'Zubeen Khetra' at Sonapur on the outskirts of Guwahati, Vadra said the singer was "above politics" and spread the message of love throughout his life.
"There are two types of leaders in politics -- one who does positive politics and the other who does polarisation. Gaurav Gogoi is doing the politics of love," she said when asked about Sarma's repeated attacks on the Assam Congress chief over alleged Pakistan links.
Vadra asserted that Gogoi is "a positive person, and wants to bring positivity in politics".
"That is why such attacks on him are taking place. People of Assam understand this. But the attacks on Gaurav and his family are the wrong politics. Nobody should attack the family and children (of a political leader)," Vadra said.
Instead of such politics, the Assam CM should "talk about the youth and women of the state, who are looking for jobs", the Wayanad MP said.
"You are seeing how much corruption is taking place. It is just a betrayal of the people of the state," she told reporters.
Talking about her visit to 'Zubeen Khetra' in the morning, Vadra said that she went to the cremation ground to pay her respect to the singer and not do any politics over it.
"Zubeen Garg was above politics. His cremation ground should be a sacred place and should not be used for politics," she added.
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