Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport turned the world’s second busiest airport in March

New Delhi:

Delhi Airport was the world’s second busiest airport in March when it comes to home and worldwide flights dealt with, stated Official Airline Guide (OAG), a world journey information supplier, in its latest report.

“Whilst Atlanta retains its position as largest, Dubai is knocked out of second place this month (March) by Delhi which moves up from third place last month (February),” the OAG’s report talked about.

The Delhi Airport was on twenty third place in March 2019 earlier than the pandemic, it added.

In March this yr, airports in Atlanta within the US, Delhi in India and Dubai within the UAE dealt with 4.42 million, 3.61 million and three.55 million seats, it talked about.

In a press release, Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO, Delhi Airport International Limited (DIAL), stated, “COVID-19 pandemic had hit the world hard. Travel restrictions had badly affected the travel and tourism sectors for two consecutive years.”

“But now, with the rise in the number of vaccinated people across the world, governments are easing travel restrictions and slowly opening up their borders,” he stated.

“India has last month opened its borders and allowed the entry of fully vaccinated international travellers into the country,” he stated.

These steps have largely helped the journey and tourism business and given a much-needed enhance to air journey, he stated.
 

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