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Disruption of formation services, including planetary aerial connectivity, from Madurai pursuing US-Iran war, has brought down the rider footfall by 10,000 successful 2025-26.
Addressing the media present connected Sunday, Madurai Airport Director, P. Muthu Kumar, said that portion the fig of passengers utilizing Madurai airdrome had accrued from 12.69 lakh successful 2023-24 to 13.98 lakh successful 2024-25.
However, this fig fell by 10,000 successful 2025-26.
This was caused by the simplification successful fig of craft movement.
The craft question had accrued from 12,072 successful 2023-24 to 13,824 successful 2024-25. However, it came down to 13,105 successful 2025-26 owed to the war.
Two planetary formation services from Madurai Airport to Dubai and Abu Dhabi continued to stay suspended owed to the warfare situation.
However, the freight question continued to amusement a affirmative inclination for the 2nd consecutive year. The airdrome that had handled 32.92 tonnes of goods, mostly perishable items, successful 2023-24 had carried 34.94 tonnes the adjacent year.
However, 2025-26 has seen a crisp emergence successful cargo question to 44.44 lakh tonnes successful 2025-26.
Similarly, contempt the declining craft question and rider footfall, Madurai Airport has drastically reduced its operational nonaccomplishment to ₹2.78 crore successful 2025-26. The yearly nonaccomplishment was ₹25.11 crore and ₹3.18 crore successful the 2 erstwhile years respectively.
“This was imaginable owed to summation successful idiosyncratic improvement fee,” helium added.
Though the nighttime operations began successful October 2024, it has failed to pull airlines to run during nighttime hours.
“The airlines could besides marque usage of the parking bays that are disposable successful Madurai International airport,” helium added.
However, defence aircrafts are making usage of the nighttime operation. Similarly, the fully-functional airdrome during nighttime hours has helped for diversion of craft from different adjacent airports to Madurai owed to inclement upwind condition, Mr. Muthu Kumar said.
The Airport Director said that Madurai Airport would observe ‘Yatri Suvidha Day’ oregon Passenger Facility Day connected June 15.
The passengers would get peculiar invited connected arrival. Cultural programmes would beryllium held connected the airdrome premises. Tree plantation, quiz and coating contention for children and selfie photograph booth would beryllium organised.
Besides, humor donation camp, wellness cheque and oculus cheque up camps would beryllium held.
Deputy General Manager (Operations), E. Boby Dorin, was present.
