New Delhi. Number of domestic passengers on February 28 rose to 3,13,668 on 2,353 flights, Hardeep S Puri, Minister of State, I/C, Civil Aviation said.

He added that this is the highest since resumption of domestic flights on May 25 last year.

Total flight movements on February 28 were 4,699. The total number of footfalls on airports was 6,17,824.

In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, domestic flight operations were ceased with effect from midnight (11:59 pm) of 24th March 2020. The operation resumed after two months on 25th May 2020.