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

Posted on 22nd Feb 2023 12:50 pm 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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