India, Sept. 2 -- The Delhi airport has recorded one of the sharpest increases in transfer traffic in the region, with international-to-international (I-to-I) passenger transfers rising 244% in two years.

Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), said the exponential growth of 244% in I-to-I transfers is a strong testament to its emergence as a global transit hub.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) data showed I-to-I transfers jumped from 3,88,000 passengers in FY 2023 to 1.34 million in FY 2025. Overall, transfer traffic at the airport grew 30.6% during the same period, from 15.6 million passengers to 20.3 million. Domestic-to-domestic transfers rose 15.9% to 10.5 million.

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