India, Feb. 17 -- Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) handled around 31 million passengers in 2025, recording 10.5% growth in the calendar year and nearly 18% in FY24-25, chief executive officer (CEO) Pradeep Panicker said, adding that traffic rose 17-18% in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

"So post the Air India crash in Ahmedabad, we have seen a slowdown. The airport is expected to close the financial year at around 32 million passengers, slightly below earlier projections of over 33 million. So growth has slowed down a bit, although it's still growing and we continue to be the fastest growing airport, the largest airport in India even now," the CEO told HT.

A strategic priority, Panicker said, is increasing ...