Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport Becomes World’s Second Busiest Airport In March
New Delhi:
Delhi Airport was the second busiest airport in the world in March in terms of domestic and international flights handled, the Official Airline Guide (OAG), a global travel data provider, said in a statement. recent report.
The OAG report mentions: “While Atlanta retains its position as the largest, Dubai has been knocked out of second place by Delhi this month (March) by Delhi, which has risen from third place in last month (February)”.
Delhi Airport was in 23rd place in March 2019 before the pandemic, it added.
In March of this year, airports in Atlanta in the US, Delhi in India and Dubai in the UAE handled 4.42 million, 3.61 million and 3.55 million seats.
In a statement, Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, Managing Director, Delhi International Airports Ltd (DIAL), said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has had a heavy impact worldwide. Travel restrictions has had a heavy impact on the travel and tourism sector for two consecutive years.”
But now, with increasing numbers of people being vaccinated around the world, governments are easing travel restrictions and slowly opening up their borders, he said.
“Last month, India opened its borders and allowed fully vaccinated international travelers to enter the country,” he said.
These steps have largely helped the travel and tourism industry and given a much-needed boost to air travel, he said.
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