GUWAHATI: The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport in Guwahati city of Assam has recorded a footfall of nearly 4.8 lakh passengers in August 2023.

It witnessed a sharp increase from the corresponding month of the previous year.

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The LGBI airport in Guwahati city of Assam saw a 31 per cent growth in passenger movement as compared to August 2022.

The airport also recorded the single-day highest number of passengers in the month with a total of 16,933 people travelling from the airport.

During the period, the top four national destinations from Guwahati in Assam were Imphal, New Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru.

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On the other hand, two international destinations were Singapore and Bhutan’s Paro.

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The airport also witnessed nearly 3839 movements of flights in the month, which is 14 per cent higher as compared to August 2022.

The busiest airport of the Northeast – the LGBI airport in Guwahati city of Assam – also handled a record footfall of nearly five lakh passengers in July this year.

The authorities of the LGBI airport in Guwahati city of Assam are now hopeful of a consistent growth in the upcoming winter starting from October.

The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport acts as a gateway to the Northeast region of India with a total of twenty four domestic and two international destinations for passengers from the entire region taking flights from the airport.