Bengaluru overtakes Mumbai in domestic air traffic, reshuffling airport retail priorities
BLR handled 3.17M domestic passengers in April vs Mumbai's 2.89M (-12.1% YoY), as Navi Mumbai absorbed flights with 5.24 lakh pax and 2.3x MoM growth. Concession operators face a three-way footfall split across BLR, BOM and NMI, with summer schedules tripling at the new terminal.
Bengaluru airport overtook Mumbai as India's second busiest for domestic traffic in April with 3.17M passengers, as Navi Mumbai airport absorbed Mumbai flights. Relevant for airport retail operators planning concession footprint across BLR, BOM and NMI terminals.