Bengaluru, Delhi top air traffic growth in 2016

With 22.5% growth, Bengaluru airport was ranked first among airports handling 15 million-plus passengers annually

Airports in Bengaluru and Delhi showed the fastest growth in passenger traffic in 2016 among global peers, aided by a surge in domestic air travel and  introduction of new routes. 

With a 22.5 per cent growth, the Bengaluru airport was ranked first among airports handling 15-million-plus passengers annually. Delhi, which recorded 21 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) growth, bagged the first position ahead of Incheon (South Korea) and Kunming (China), among airports handling 40-million-plus passengers a year. The slot constrained Mumbai airport, which registered a growth of 9.9 per cent and took the fifth position. 

Bengaluru and Delhi handed 22.2 million and 55.6