Question

Which is the busiest air route in India
A. Mumbai- Chennai air route
B. Delhi-Kolkata air route
C. Mumbai-Delhi air route
D. Chennai-Delhi air route

Answer 1

Hint: India is considered the home of several busy airports which serve destinations around the world. The busiest airport in the country witnessed around 67.3 million in the last fiscal year of 2019.

Complete answer:
Indira Gandhi International Airport in the country last year, witnessed around 67.3 million passengers. According to the reports of 2019, the majority of passengers were domestic with around 50 million taking domestic flights. International accounts for about 31 percent of Delhi’s traffic.
After Delhi, Mumbai ranks second which handles around 45.8 million passengers in the year 2019. When it comes to single-runway airports Mumbai ranks first in busiest airports in India as well as around the world. Delhi has three runways.
Bangalore ranks third with around 32.3 million passengers in 2019.
Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad airport are in fierce competition. Among the four airports, Chennai has the highest passengers which is 22.2 million according to the report of 2019.
According to the report of 2017, the busiest air traffic is witnessed by the Mumbai-Delhi air route with around 40 lakh passengers. Delhi-Bengaluru ranks second with around 23 lakh passengers. The third busiest air route is Mumbai-Bengaluru and the fourth is the Delhi-Kolkata route with around 17 lakh passengers.
So, the correct answer is Option C.

Note: The busiest air route in India is the Mumbai-Delhi route. According to a report of 2017, this route witnessed around 40 lakh passengers. Delhi airport is considered busiest according to a report of 2019 followed by Mumbai airport. Mumbai ranks first single-runway airport in the busiest airport around the world.