More airports, better connectivity bringing people closer; Giving a boost to national progress: PM Modi

Posted on 22nd Feb 2023 by rohit kumar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the aviation sector is bringing people closer and promoting national progress with more airports and better connectivity.

 

The Prime Minister shared a tweet by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, about domestic air traffic touching a new post-Covid high of about 4.45 lakh on February 19.

 

"More airports and better connectivity...the aviation sector is bringing people closer and promoting national progress," Modi said in a tweet.

 

Before Covid, the average number of daily domestic air passengers was 3,98,579. Scindia said in a tweet on Monday that the movement of domestic air passengers has reached a new high after Kovid-19. Domestic airlines carried 4,44,845 passengers on Sunday.

 

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