Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Worldwide Airport (CSMIA) noticed a 4% enhance in passenger visitors in October, with 4.42 million passengers travelling via the airport in comparison with 4.25 million for a similar month in 2023. The expansion was pushed significantly by an increase in worldwide passenger numbers through the festive season.
Information launched for the month of October exhibits that home passenger numbers rose barely, reaching 3.16 million this yr from 3.11 million in October 2023. Worldwide visitors, nevertheless, noticed a extra notable rise, rising from 1.14 million passengers in October 2023 to 1.25 million in the identical interval in 2024.
Air visitors actions (ATMs) mirrored combined traits, with home ATMs declining from 21,349 in 2023 to 19,848 in 2024, whereas worldwide ATMs elevated to 7,222 from 7,110 the earlier yr.
The busiest day in October 2024 was on the twenty sixth, when CSMIA dealt with 939 flights and 1,58,667 passengers. In 2023, the busiest day was October 2nd, with a file 148,014 passengers.
Delhi, Bangalore, and Goa remained the highest home locations for passengers, like final yr. The Mumbai-Delhi route continued to see robust demand, with 0.58 million passengers in October 2024, up from 0.55 million in 2023, which itself had seen a 22% development in comparison with October 2022.
On the worldwide entrance, Dubai, London, and Abu Dhabi held their positions as essentially the most travelled locations. The Center East remained a dominant area for worldwide visitors, accounting for 51% of the whole worldwide share in 2024. Asia contributed 23%, adopted by Europe at 17%. London continued its upward pattern in passenger choice, boosted by Virgin Atlantic’s addition of a second every day flight in October 2024.
Enhanced connectivity additionally performed a pivotal function in driving worldwide development. In October 2024, Nok Air launched flights to Don Mueang, Thailand, whereas Virgin Atlantic elevated its operations to London. Compared, 2023 noticed the introduction of Uganda Airways’ Mumbai-Entebbe route, the resumption of Air Canada’s Mumbai-London-Toronto service, and SpiceJet’s reintroduction of its Bangkok route.
