Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji

Panaji, Aug 20: Flight movements at the Goa airport went up by almost 12 times as compared to April this year. The Airports Authority of India referred to this as a sign of normalcy.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) posted a chart on its Twitter handle, showing 27 flight movements at the Goa airport in April this year, followed by 59 in May, 265 in June and 318 in July.

"AAI's Goa Airport @aaigoaairport saw steady rise in flight movement since Apr'20. From 27 flights in Apr to nearly 12 times that no. in Jul these are signs of normalcy returning. In the wake of #COVID19, we aim to bring Indian Civil Aviation back to normal, as soon as possible," AAI said in the tweet.

The AAI also tagged the Goa airport in its tweet saying, "Team Goa Striving hard to reach the pinnacle."

Meanwhile, the Goa government has allowed holding of Sunburn music festival in a virtual mode on August 29 so as to raise funds for COVID-19 relief.

Goa has recorded 12,551 cases of coronavirus cases till date along 124 deaths.