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The Kannur International Airport handled 15 lakh passengers successful 2025, the highest yearly footfall since the airdrome began operations, the airdrome authorities said. The erstwhile grounds was 14.7 lakh passengers successful 2019.
Passenger postulation grew by 16% compared to the erstwhile twelvemonth and was 3% higher than the pre-COVID highest of 2019, indicating sustained betterment and growth. The archetypal 4 months of 2025 besides figured among the apical 10 highest monthly rider footfalls recorded astatine the airport.
International question remained the main operator with 10.51 lakh passengers, a 15% summation implicit the erstwhile year. Domestic postulation roseate by 21% to 4.58 lakh passengers. Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai, Sharjah, and Bengaluru were the busiest routes, followed by Muscat, Mumbai, and Delhi. Air Indian Express and IndiGo unneurotic accounted for the full rider traffic, with shares of 53% and 47% respectively.
Kannur International Airport Limited besides posted important fiscal growth, reporting a 23% summation implicit the erstwhile fiscal year. The airdrome has been operating astatine an operational nett for the past six months, with revenues covering some cognition and concern costs.
The airdrome authorities said Air India Express was expected to reinstate cancelled services during the summertime docket from April, and the projected operations by Fly 91 and Air Kerala are expected to further fortify connectivity from Kannur.
The operation of Category 1 attack lighting strategy is scheduled to statesman this year, portion enactment connected the star powerfulness works is successful its last stage, the authorities added.
