Rising immigration to Gulf fueling air traffic in UP: Jet Airways

Rising immigration from Uttar Pradesh to the Gulf countries has emerged as a key factor for the robust international air traffic growth in the state.

In 2017, UP had topped the list of Indian states in accounting for the maximum number of workers immigrating to the oil-rich Gulf countries.

While international air traffic grew by 8-10% in India over the last three years, UP clocked exponential growth of about 25% during the same period, air carrier Jet Airways deputy CEO and chief financial officer Amit Agarwal said here.

At the same time, the domestic air traffic from UP also posted high growth of 62%