Amid the rising number of Covid cases inKerala, theCochin International Airport Limited(CIAL) retained its position as the third busiest airport in India in 2021 in international sector. As per the latest statistics released byAirport Authority of India(AAI) on international travel, CIAL secured third position in December too, similar to previous months in the year.
As per the report, CIAL registered 301,338 international passengers during December 2021. WhileDelhi airportcontinued to top the list with 8,42,582 passengers and Mumbai airport retained its second spot with 4,51,212 passengers in the said period. CIAL is followed by Chennai airport which handled 2,46,387 international passengers.
CIALs passenger volume has almost increased by a million in 2021 compared to that of 2020. The airport handled a total of 43,06,661 passengers in 2021 and 18,69,690 among them were international passengers.