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Kolkata airport achieves highest profit among airports in India for FY-24

Kolkata, Nov 18 (UNI) Kolkata airport, which has no direct aerial connectivity with Europe and America, has achieved the highest profit among all 137 Airports Authority of India (AAI) operated airports for the financial year 2024-25, with a profit of approximately Rs 670 crore.
This record profit was achieved despite a marginal 3 percent drop in its revenue to Rs 1,527.51 crore with 77 percent of the revenue coming from aeronautical charges, official sources said. Kolkata airport or Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport's profit in 2024-25 was two-and-a-half times that of Chennai, the second on the list.
The higher profit came despite a slight 3 pc dip in revenue from Rs 1,578.6 crore in 2023-24 to Rs 1,527.5 crore in 2024-25. Of the earnings, about 77 percent of the revenue came from aeronautical charges as the airport handled nearly 1.5 lakh flights and 2.2 crore passengers.
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