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Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has declared an yearly nett of ₹489.84 crore for the 2024–25 fiscal year.
The full gross of the airdrome institution has touched ₹1,142 crore. The yearly wide gathering of CIAL, held present connected Saturday (September 27, 2025), approved the committee of directors’ proposal to administer 50% of the nett arsenic dividends to shareholders.
Addressing the yearly wide gathering held online, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is besides the Chairman of CIAL, stated that the airdrome institution is implementing improvement projects worthy ₹1,400 crores. The 2024–25 fiscal twelvemonth has recorded the highest-ever nett successful the past of CIAL.
“The twelvemonth gone by has witnessed CIAL not lone signaling awesome fiscal maturation but besides making commendable gains successful surveys connected operational ratio and lawsuit satisfaction. For the 3rd consecutive year, much than 1 crore passengers passed done the Kochi Airport. The airdrome operated 76,068 services during the period,” said Mr. Vijayan.
CIAL is implementing big-ticket projects to capitalise connected the important changes successful the Indian aviation industry. The enlargement of the planetary terminal is progressing rapidly. The operation of the apron, arsenic portion of this, is 50% complete. The import cargo terminal, carnal quarantine system, 0484 Aero Lounge, and Kochi Airport Taj Hotel could besides beryllium operationalised during the period. The broad task to afloat digitise the airport’s operations is besides nether way, Mr. Vijayan said.
The operation of the commercialized portion and the play tourism project, aimed astatine enhancing non-aviation revenue, is besides making swift progress. Kochi Airport’s accomplishment successful star vigor procreation has brought planetary acclaim. At present, 50 megawatts is the installed capableness of CIAL’s greenish vigor projects. Excess vigor produced during the daytime is being transferred to the grid. CIAL is besides initiating a task connected a proceedings ground to store star vigor and marque it disposable astatine night. The task volition beryllium commissioned during the ongoing fiscal. The hydrogen procreation project, being implemented with the enactment of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, is besides successful its last stages.
Industries Minister P. Rajeeve, Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak, different directors, Managing Director S. Suhas, and Company Secretary Saji K. George attended the meeting.
