RGIA served a total of 2,50,42,282 passengers, including both international and domestic travelers, marking a significant growth compared to the previous fiscal year.
The incident occurred on February 12th, 2024, upon the arrival of Air India flight AI-116 from New York. Patel, accompanied by his 76-year-old spouse, Narmadaben Patel, had both booked wheelchairs for assistance.
The International airport welcomed 51.58 million passengers, with over 25.4 million passengers on arrivals and more than 26.1 million on departures, it said in a release
With this, Maldives (along with Bhutan) has become the first recipient of India's gift of the Covishield vaccines, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII).