{"id":76056,"date":"2024-11-28T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=76056"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:33:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:03:47","slug":"bengaluru-becomes-indias-third-busiest-international-airport-by-passenger-footfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/28\/bengaluru-becomes-indias-third-busiest-international-airport-by-passenger-footfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengaluru becomes India&#8217;s third busiest international airport by passenger footfall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bengaluru&#8217;s Kempegowda International Airport has recently become the third busiest international airport in India by passenger footfall, trailing only Delhi&#8217;s Indira Gandhi International Airport and Mumbai&#8217;s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BLR surpassed competition from within South India by Chennai and Kochi to earn the third spot after producing record numbers in the month of October 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-28-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Scindia: Talks with IndiGo, Air India, and Delhi Airport to make Delhi the International Hub\" class=\"wp-image-30942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-28-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-28-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-28-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-28-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-28-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-28-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-28-750x422.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-28-1140x641.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: File: Sculpture of hasta mudras at Indira Gandhi International Airport.jpg &#8211; Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-top-5-busiest-airports-in-india\">Top 5 busiest airports in India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Delhi leads the charts for being the busiest international airport in India by passenger traffic. The Indian capital served 17.5 lakh travellers last month and is followed by the financial hub, Mumbai, which had 12.5 lakh passengers travel through its Terminal 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bengaluru was significantly behind both the cities but ranked third after serving 4.8 lakh overseas travellers, leading Chennai and Kochi in the process, as they had 4.5 lakh and 4.1 lakh travellers flying overseas, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In domestic passenger traffic also BLR takes third place behind Delhi and Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Delhi and Mumbai served 46.8 lakh and 31.8 lakh passengers respectively in October 2024, Bangalore had a footfall of 30.8 lakh domestic travellers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-Terminal-2-of-Kempegowda-International-Airport-pictures-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Kempegowda International Airport Terminal 2, Bengaluru\" class=\"wp-image-34863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-Terminal-2-of-Kempegowda-International-Airport-pictures-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-Terminal-2-of-Kempegowda-International-Airport-pictures-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-Terminal-2-of-Kempegowda-International-Airport-pictures-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-Terminal-2-of-Kempegowda-International-Airport-pictures-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-Terminal-2-of-Kempegowda-International-Airport-pictures-750x422.webp 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-Terminal-2-of-Kempegowda-International-Airport-pictures-1140x641.webp 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-Terminal-2-of-Kempegowda-International-Airport-pictures.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: BIAL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bengaluru-t2-and-new-runway\">Bengaluru T2 and new runway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bengaluru Airport opened a new terminal last year, the T2, which is a state-of-the-art facility and has significantly bolstered traffic in the city in Karnataka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, 34 airlines operate flights to 29 destinations from BLR. It is foreseen that Akasa Air and IndiGo will spread its wings to Abu Dhabi, Langkawi and Kuala Lumpur imminently as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from T2, a new runway also opened in Bengaluru for streamlining the traffic into the airport and provide for smooth operation. The second runway, designated as 09R\/27L was commissioned in October 2018 and construction was complete a year later in December 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike its competitors, Mumbai, Chennai and Kochi, having parallel runways could exponentially work in Bangalore Airport&#8217;s favour in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group\u00a0<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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