Guwahati: International airport to handle around 56 lakh passengers in 2023

Guwahati: The largest airport in the north-east of India, Aeropuerto International Gopinath Bordoloi in Guwahati is expected to handle an astonishing number of around 56 lakh passengers in the year 2023. The airport administration noted that this number represents an increase of approximately 10 lakh passengers at the airport. Guwahati International Airport direction announced that a total of 55,92,148 passengers will travel through the airport in the year 2023. During the same time, the airport recorded a total of 46166 air traffic movements. It was announced that the airport handled air traffic in total. The number of passengers is about 10 lakh and about 5600 more flights than last year and it said the airport would have handled about 46 lakh passengers in 2022 with about 41,000 flights. According to the information, Guwahati International Airport Gopinath Bordoloi welcomed about 29 lakh passengers on arrival and about 27 lakh on departure. In 2022 this figure was approximately 4,6 million. The airport hosted approximately 23,300 flight arrivals and approximately 23,300 flight departures in Guwahati. It was also mentioned that the largest influx of passengers in a single day of the year was on 24 December 2023, when the airport hosted a total of 19290 passengers. Officials also mentioned that the airport has added new connectivity to Jaipur and Bhubaneswar in the national sector and Bangkok in the international sector in the year 2023. Talking about the figures, Utpal Barua, airport director, said: “We are satisfied that in calendar year 2023 we have surpassed last year’s passenger numbers by 10 lakh, which is an increase of about 17%. it shows. It is one of the tallest buildings in the country. We are pleased to be able to handle this volume in a terminal that has less than half the capacity to handle passengers. We are eagerly awaiting the launch of a new terminal this year whose capacity will double our actual demand. “We are working to develop connectivity to some national and international destinations in 2024.”