Bengaluru Airport Handles 44.47 Million Passengers with 6.2% Growth in FY 2025-26
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Bengaluru Airport Handles 44.47 Million Passengers with 6.2% Growth in FY 2025-26

Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru handled 44.47 million passengers during FY 2025-26, marking a 6.2% year-on-year increase. International passenger traffic grew by 23.9% to 7.23 million, while domestic traffic rose 3.3% to 37.24 million. Transfer traffic also increased by approximately 22%, now constituting about 15.7% of total passenger volume. The airport managed 532,000 metric tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Political Bias
0%100%0%
Sentiment
56%
AI analysis of 2 sources · Published under editorial oversight by The Balanced News
Analysed 30 Apr 2026· How this analysis is produced· Editorial standards· Corrections

AI Analysis

Political bias across 2 sources
● Left 0%● Center 100%● Right 0%

The articles present factual data on Bengaluru airport's passenger and cargo statistics without political framing. Coverage focuses on operational performance and growth metrics, reflecting a neutral, business-oriented perspective without partisan viewpoints or policy implications.

Sentiment — Neutral (56/100)

The tone across the articles is positive, highlighting growth in passenger traffic and cargo handling. The coverage emphasizes statistical increases and operational achievements without criticism or negative commentary, resulting in an overall optimistic sentiment.

How 2 sources covered this story

Each source's own headline, political lean, and sentiment — so you can see framing differences at a glance.

SourceTheir headlineBiasSentiment
thehinduBengaluru airport handled 44.47 million passengers during FY 2025-26CenterPositive
moneycontrolBengaluru airport handles 44.47 million passengers in FY26, records 6.2 percent YoY growth in traffic- Moneycontrol.comCenterNeutral

Coverage timeline

moneycontrol broke this story on 30 Apr, 10:54 am. Other outlets followed.

  1. 1
    moneycontrol30 Apr, 10:54 am
    Bengaluru airport handles 44.47 million passengers in FY26, records 6.2 percent YoY growth in traffic- Moneycontrol.com
  2. 2
    thehindu30 Apr, 11:24 am
    Bengaluru airport handled 44.47 million passengers during FY 2025-26

Lens Score breakdown

26/100
Public interest0/100
Coverage gap100%

Well-covered story — coverage matches public importance.

Who's involved

Institutions and figures named across source coverage.

Corporate
Bangalore International Airport Limited

Story context

Category
Business
Sources analysed
2
Last analysed
30 Apr 2026
Key entities
Kempegowda International AirportKilled in actionFiscal yearTonneAirportCookieAccept (band)