NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport has emerged because the world’s second busiest airport in March when it comes to whole seat capability and frequency of home and worldwide flights, in response to a number one world journey information supplier.

The Delhi airport (36,11,181 seats), which is India’s busiest airport, has knocked out Dubai Worldwide Airport (35,54,527 seats) to seize the second place primarily due to the surge in home site visitors. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Worldwide Airport occupied the highest place with 44,22,436 seats.
Within the earlier rating issued by Official Airline Information for February, the Delhi airport had ranked third after Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Worldwide Airport and Dubai Worldwide Airport. The airport has additionally made a quantum leap in contrast with its place in April 2019. Earlier than the Covid-19 pandemic, the airport ranked twenty third among the many busiest airports on the planet.
After remaining affected because of the pandemic for about two years, the journey and aviation sectors have slowly began to point out indicators of restoration . “The pandemic had hit the world arduous. Journey restrictions had badly affected the journey and tourism sectors for 2 consecutive years. However now, with the rise within the variety of vaccinated folks the world over, governments are easing journey restrictions and slowly opening up their borders. India final month opened its borders and allowed the entry of absolutely vaccinated worldwide travellers into the nation. These steps have largely helped the journey and tourism business and given a much-needed increase to air journey,” mentioned Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO-DIAL.
In the course of the pandemic, the Delhi airport authorities had taken a number of measures like a contactless boarding facility, a sanitised setting inside and out of doors the terminals, and so forth.
Even in 2020 and 2021, the airport had emerged at high amongst all Indian airports when it comes to dealing with home in addition to worldwide passenger site visitors. In 2021, it dealt with about 31.7 million home passengers and 5.5 million worldwide site visitors. In 2020, when the pandemic led to lockdowns around the globe, the airport dealt with round 22.6 million home and 5.9 million worldwide passengers.