Bengaluru International Airport ranked second growing airport

Team Udayavani, Aug 22, 2018, 12:01 PM IST

Bengaluru: The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) is the world’s second fastest growing airport during the first half of 2018.

The IT capital of India Bengaluru helped transit 1,58,50,352 passengers between January 2018 and June 2018, a jump of 41,80,852 passengers, or 35.8%, from H1 2017, according to data compiled by global airlines events organising company Routes. 

In terms of growth, the city’s airport is second only to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport that handled 4,32,88,558 passengers with a jump of 43,44,307 passengers during the period. 

“These numbers stand testament to the impressive growth of Bengaluru as a new hub of economic activity in India, led largely by the knowledge economy,” Hari Marar, MD and CEO, BIAL, the company that operates KIA, said.