Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) announced its annual traffic figures for the year 2016, highlighting the impressive traffic growth the Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR Airport) recorded in the past year. The airport clocked 22.18 million passengers marking an overall traffic growth of 22.5 percent. Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) witnessed an increase of 19.9 percent, with the airport now connecting 45 airlines to 66 destinations in India and globally. On an average 60,000 passengers travel through the airport every day.

 

The year also saw the achievement of many new milestones. The airport had a record breaking 2 million passengers travelling in November 2016 and an all-time monthly high of 2.15 million passengers in December 2016, the single highest traffic month for any airport in South India. Earlier, in the year BLR Airport also reached the landmark milestone of welcoming its 100 millionth passenger in 2016.

 

“2016 saw another strong year for us at BLR Airport. Despite the many challenges we have grown exponentially in terms of passenger traffic. Our cargo business has also seen an incremental growth which reaffirms our growth strategy to develop our airport as the cargo hub of South India.  The recent statistics continue to establish BLR as an airport of choice not only for travellers but also our business partners. We are grateful to all our customers that helped contribute to our success and retain our position as the number one airport in South India. We are optimistic about the year ahead and we will continue in our efforts to offer excellent customer service. The new year will see us focusing strongly on introducing innovative and interactive digital solutions that will create value for our customers” said G V Sanjay Reddy, managing director, BIAL.