Guwahati: The aviation sector in the Northeast has taken a big leap covid crisis 85% recovery was recorded with passenger and aircraft movement. Official sources in the Northeast Regional Office of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said that freight transport has already reached the pre-Covid level.
just before the outbreak of covid-19 in indiaWhile the number of aircraft movements at NE airports was 7,173 in February 2020, the same has gone up to 6,382 in October this year without any flights. Meanwhile, the number of passengers had come down by more than half to 3.13 lakh in July 2021, which has again increased to over 7.04 lakh this October. In February last year, this figure was 8 lakh.
“Passenger and aircraft movement at Northeast airports has reached almost 85% in comparison” pre-covid period movements,” said a senior AAI official.
From July this year, air traffic The Northeast has steadily improved despite the second wave of the pandemic, and the region has seen substantial growth in the aviation sector in August and September. While aircraft movement and passenger numbers in the Northeast were 5,493 and 4.56 lakh respectively in August, it increased to 5,872 and 5.21 lakh in September.
“With gradual relaxation in the travel protocols related to COVID-19 and Union Ministry of Civil AviationThe decision to resume scheduled domestic operations without any capacity restrictions has led to a significant increase in aircraft movement and passenger numbers in the Northeast. Air traffic movement is returning to normal,” the official said.
On Thursday evening, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off the first FlyBig flight from Guwahati to Lilabari (Lakhimpur) at the LGBI airport here. Sarma termed it as an important step to strengthen air connectivity in the region, which he said would give new wings to PM Modi’s vision of turning the Northeast into a new engine of growth. Promotion of passenger air connectivity to Lilabari will facilitate communication with the northeastern part of Assam and even parts of neighboring Arunachal Pradesh.
AAI sources said completion of construction of Hollongi airport in Arunachal and new integrated terminal buildings at Agartala and Guwahati are major works in the region.
“All efforts are being made to complete the work and make the airport operational by August 15 next year,” he said. It will have peak hour capacity to handle 200 passengers,” said the official. This airport, built in the state bordering China, has strategic relevance and its foundation stone was laid by PM Modi.
just before the outbreak of covid-19 in indiaWhile the number of aircraft movements at NE airports was 7,173 in February 2020, the same has gone up to 6,382 in October this year without any flights. Meanwhile, the number of passengers had come down by more than half to 3.13 lakh in July 2021, which has again increased to over 7.04 lakh this October. In February last year, this figure was 8 lakh.
“Passenger and aircraft movement at Northeast airports has reached almost 85% in comparison” pre-covid period movements,” said a senior AAI official.
From July this year, air traffic The Northeast has steadily improved despite the second wave of the pandemic, and the region has seen substantial growth in the aviation sector in August and September. While aircraft movement and passenger numbers in the Northeast were 5,493 and 4.56 lakh respectively in August, it increased to 5,872 and 5.21 lakh in September.
“With gradual relaxation in the travel protocols related to COVID-19 and Union Ministry of Civil AviationThe decision to resume scheduled domestic operations without any capacity restrictions has led to a significant increase in aircraft movement and passenger numbers in the Northeast. Air traffic movement is returning to normal,” the official said.
On Thursday evening, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off the first FlyBig flight from Guwahati to Lilabari (Lakhimpur) at the LGBI airport here. Sarma termed it as an important step to strengthen air connectivity in the region, which he said would give new wings to PM Modi’s vision of turning the Northeast into a new engine of growth. Promotion of passenger air connectivity to Lilabari will facilitate communication with the northeastern part of Assam and even parts of neighboring Arunachal Pradesh.
AAI sources said completion of construction of Hollongi airport in Arunachal and new integrated terminal buildings at Agartala and Guwahati are major works in the region.
“All efforts are being made to complete the work and make the airport operational by August 15 next year,” he said. It will have peak hour capacity to handle 200 passengers,” said the official. This airport, built in the state bordering China, has strategic relevance and its foundation stone was laid by PM Modi.
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