This story is from June 5, 2020

Jaipur: Air passenger load picks up, to boost frequency & connectivity

Jaipur: Air passenger load picks up, to boost frequency & connectivity
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JAIPUR: Passenger load on inbound and outbound flights from the city is gradually improving since flights resumed across the country on May 25.
The increase in demand has led to operators increasing frequency of flights. To maintain Covid protocol at the airport, the authorities are now planning to open the newly constructed departure hall for passengers to ensure social distancing and avoid overcrowding.

According to airport authorities, when the domestic flight operations started on May 25, they were stunned to see that in a flight from Delhi only two passengers had arrived. “That day, we had received 520 passengers in eight flights, while only 140 left from Jaipur in four flights to different cities. However, it appears to have improved now,” said Jaideep Singh Balhara, director, Jaipur airport, while quoting the figures on inbound and outbound passengers of various flights on Thursday.
He added that the improvement is evident from the figures of June 1 and June 2. “ On June 1, as many as 1,353 passengers arrived in Jaipur and 1,081 flew to other cities. Fear of the pandemic among the passengers is gradually fading away, since they know that be it flight operators or airport authorities, everyone is taking complete precautions,” he added.
Authorities added that by June 15, Jaipur airport would have more connectivity to cities like Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Pune and others. “If the passenger load keeps increasing, we will open our departure hall to ensure social distancing and avoid overcrowding. Flight details would be clear only after we receive the new flight schedule. But there will be an increase in the frequency of existing flights and also, new operators will join us,” said a senior airport official, connected with operations.
From May 25 to June 3, the number of passengers who came to Jaipur was 9,019 while the number of those who went out of Jaipur by air was 5,385.
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