Good news! Delhi IGI airport becomes the fastest-growing hub airport, says DIAL
It must be a proud moment for the Delhiites as the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has gained the popularity at a huge level that it has become the fastest growing major airport over the last four years.
As per the reports of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), IGIA, which handles around 63.5 million passengers in 2017, counted in the list of the 20 busiest airports in the world.
Also, one of the fastest growing major airport in the last four years. The data has been taken from the Airports Council International (ACI), the global body that monitors air traffic. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of Delhi between 2014 and 2017 is at 14.3%, which is the highest growth rate among the others, said HT reports.
As Delhi’s IGIA is handling at least 40 million passengers per annum, ahead of Incheon, South Korea (10.5%), Pudong Shanghai, China (10.4%), and Dubai, UAE (7.4%).
While in 2017, IGIA has registered a 12.3% growth in passenger traffic against 21% in 2016.
DIAL has also said in the report that this was expected and predicted that traffic on IGIA will reach 95 million in 2023 because of the expansion plan of airport is on schedule.
First published: 30 October 2018, 8:53 IST
