Cochin Airport posts record ₹502 crore profit, eyes consultancy

Profit edged up from ₹499 crore a year ago. The airport handled 1.14 crore passengers in FY26, marking the fourth consecutive year above the one-crore mark, across 73,134 aircraft movements.

A key decision was CIAL's entry into airport consultancy. With more than ₹50,000 crore in investment expected in India's airport sector over the next decade, the company plans to offer services in master planning, runway development, cargo infrastructure, ground handling, duty-free operations, and real estate management, drawing on its own development experience, the release said.