Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd managing director Iskandar Mizal Mahmood said the 77% increase from the 1.3 million recorded in October was mainly contributed by domestic passenger movements, which continued to improve since the easing of interstate travel restrictions.

He said the airports recorded a total of 2.15 million domestic passengers last month, an 82% increase from 1.18 million passengers in October.

“The encouraging demand seen in domestic travel in the last two months is good news not just for the aviation sector, but also for our retail and food and beverage partners, who are also seeing signs of gradual recovery,” he said in a statement today.

In tandem with the rise in passenger movements, he said, there was a surge in domestic aircraft movements which grew 43% from 18,966 in October to 27,084 in November.

Meanwhile, the group’s combined Malaysia and Turkey operations recorded a 15% increase in total passenger movements from October at 4.72 million. The Malaysia operations contributed 49% to the total performance.