Passenger footfall at Mumbai airport rises 16% to 52.8 million in FY24

The airport saw 26 million passengers on arrivals and 26.7 million on departures in FY24

Adani group-owned Mumbai international airport saw a footfall of 52.8 million passengers in the financial year 2024 (FY24). That’s a 16 per cent increase in passenger traffic from 43.9 million in FY23.

Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport saw 26 million passengers on arrivals and 26.7 million on departures in FY24. Similarly, it recorded a 12 per cent rise in air traffic movements (ATMs) to 324,972 ATMs. In FY23, the airport recorded 290,387 ATMs. Each departure or arrival at an airport is classified as an air traffic movement (ATM).

During the holiday season of 25 November last year, the airport recorded its highest passenger traffic for the month with a footfall of 167,000 passengers. This included over 120,000 domestic passengers and over 46,000 international travellers.

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It registered the highest-ever ATM in a single day on 11 November last year at 1,032 ATMs.

In December 2023, the airport recorded its highest monthly traffic at 4.89 million passengers, a 13 per cent year-on-year increase from 4.34 million compared to the previous year.

Meanwhile, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Ahmedabad retained their positions as the top five domestic destinations for the Mumbai airport, while Dubai, London, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, and Doha were the preferred top five international destinations.

During the last year, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport expanded its international connectivity by adding destinations such as Almaty, Lagos, Jakarta, Entebbe, and Melbourne.

IndiGo, Air India, and Vistara were the top airlines in terms of market share for both international and domestic sectors at the airport.