Madhya Pradesh sees 22% rise in flyers to 33 lakh in FY18

Madhya Pradesh has witnessed a 22 per cent increase in the number of flyers to 32.96 lakh during the last financial year.

The five airports in the state - Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Khajuraho and Gwalior - have flown 32.96 lakh passengers in FY18, against 27.05 lakh in FY17, a latest Airports Authority of India (AAI) data showed.

However, none of these airports have international flight operations.

"The number of people taking flights has been increasing steadily in Madhya Pradesh. However, the airlines are still gauzing the situation to start international flights from the state," Travel Agents Association of India's Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh unit secretary Hemendra Singh Jadaun told PTI today.

He suggested the flights to Singapore and Dubai can be started from Indore, adding, "Both the cities have special importance on the global tourism map. There are direct flights to many countries from these cities. The airlines will also get benefit of this crucial global connectivity."