Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the aviation sector is bringing people closer and boosting national progress with more airports and better connectivity.<\/p>\n
The prime minister shared a tweet by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia about domestic air traffic touching a new post-covid high of nearly 4.45 lakh on February 19.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore airports and better connectivity\u2026the aviation sector is bringing people closer and boosting national progress,\u201d Modi said in a tweet.<\/p>\n
Prior to covid, the average daily domestic air passenger number was 3,98,579. In a tweet on Monday, Scindia said domestic air passenger movement scales a new high post-covid. As many as 4,44,845 passengers were flown by domestic airlines on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cYet another milestone! Indian civil aviation continues to soar,\u201d Scindia said.<\/p>\n
Currently, there are 147 operational airports in the country. The prime minister is scheduled to inaugurate the newly-constructed airport at Shivamogga in Karnataka on February 27.<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s aviation sector is on the recovery path after it was significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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