Passenger traffic at Delhi Airport up

After a significant drop in traffic due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Delhi Airport on Thursday said that it has started witnessing growth in passenger numbers slowly but steadily post relaxation in lockdown and travel norms by various States in June.

Most of those who flew were in the 'visiting family and friends' category (48 per cent), followed by 'vacation' (25 per cent) and 'business' (19 per cent) travellers. In June 2020, after the gradual lifting of the two-month long country-wide lockdown, majority of air travellers were in the 'visiting family and friends' category, followed by 'business' travellers.

"Those going for vacation were only two per cent in June 2020. During pre-Covid times (in June 2019), around 44 per cent flyers were vacationers, while 41 per cent were in visiting family and friends category," the Delhi Airport said in a statement.