Bengaluru airport overtakes Mumbai in domestic passenger traffic for April 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 31 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Airports Authority of India (AAI) data shows Bengaluru airport handled 3.28 million domestic passengers in April 2026.
Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) airports handled approximately 3.4 million domestic passengers in April 2026.
Navi Mumbai International Airport began operations on December 25, 2025.
Bengaluru airport has operated parallel runways since 2019.
Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is a single-runway airport.