<p>Delhi and Mumbai emerged as the top two cities in generating air passenger traffic to and from Bengaluru during 2021-22, an annual report by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.</p>.<p>While the Bengaluru-Delhi sector, with 22,51,654 passengers (11,17,057 flying from and 11,34,597 flying to Bengaluru) topped the list, Bengaluru-Mumbai clocked 14,92,862 passengers (7,51,580 from and 741,282 to Bengaluru) to finish second among routes operated at the Kempegowda International Airport.</p>.<p>The DGCA’s city pair-wise scheduled domestic passenger traffic statistics for 2021-22 have Kolkata in the third position among cities connecting Bengaluru, with 13,23,045 passengers (6,77,476 to and 6,45,569 from Bengaluru).</p>.<p>Across the country, the Delhi–Mumbai route saw the highest passenger numbers, a total of 32,05,252 passengers.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><span class="bold">Numbers jump</span></p>.<p>Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai were at the top three spots in the 2020-21 pairing list with Bengaluru, but registering markedly lower numbers – 12,62,780, 12,40,378 and 6,91,598, respectively.</p>.<p>The Mangaluru Airport registered its biggest passenger numbers of 2021-22 in the Mumbai sector – a total of 3,26,981 passengers. At Belagavi, the Hyderabad sector clocked the highest numbers, a total of 83,506 passengers. Traffic to and from the Mysuru Airport was also highest in the Hyderabad route – 49,200 passengers. The Vidyanagar Airport saw 4,009 passengers flying to and from Hyderabad, its highest number for the year. The airport’s only other operative route was Bengaluru.</p>.<p>The other three airports in the state – at Hubballi, Kalaburagi and Bidar – registered their biggest numbers in their pairings with Bengaluru. The Bidar Airport operated services only to and from Bengaluru.</p>
<p>Delhi and Mumbai emerged as the top two cities in generating air passenger traffic to and from Bengaluru during 2021-22, an annual report by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.</p>.<p>While the Bengaluru-Delhi sector, with 22,51,654 passengers (11,17,057 flying from and 11,34,597 flying to Bengaluru) topped the list, Bengaluru-Mumbai clocked 14,92,862 passengers (7,51,580 from and 741,282 to Bengaluru) to finish second among routes operated at the Kempegowda International Airport.</p>.<p>The DGCA’s city pair-wise scheduled domestic passenger traffic statistics for 2021-22 have Kolkata in the third position among cities connecting Bengaluru, with 13,23,045 passengers (6,77,476 to and 6,45,569 from Bengaluru).</p>.<p>Across the country, the Delhi–Mumbai route saw the highest passenger numbers, a total of 32,05,252 passengers.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><span class="bold">Numbers jump</span></p>.<p>Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai were at the top three spots in the 2020-21 pairing list with Bengaluru, but registering markedly lower numbers – 12,62,780, 12,40,378 and 6,91,598, respectively.</p>.<p>The Mangaluru Airport registered its biggest passenger numbers of 2021-22 in the Mumbai sector – a total of 3,26,981 passengers. At Belagavi, the Hyderabad sector clocked the highest numbers, a total of 83,506 passengers. Traffic to and from the Mysuru Airport was also highest in the Hyderabad route – 49,200 passengers. The Vidyanagar Airport saw 4,009 passengers flying to and from Hyderabad, its highest number for the year. The airport’s only other operative route was Bengaluru.</p>.<p>The other three airports in the state – at Hubballi, Kalaburagi and Bidar – registered their biggest numbers in their pairings with Bengaluru. The Bidar Airport operated services only to and from Bengaluru.</p>
