Overview

• Under direction from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, AAI-run airports across India observed Yatri Sewa Diwas on September 17 with coordinated activities.
• Terminals including Ranchi, Tirupati and Dibrugarh greeted travelers with rose buds or tika and staged local folk performances to showcase regional culture.
• Health initiatives featured blood donation camps and free screenings, with Mysuru reporting 42 blood donors, 92 eye-check beneficiaries and 117 general check-ups.
• Airports held tree-plantation drives such as Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam and hosted student familiarisation visits and career guidance sessions about aviation.
• Facilities ran focused feedback drives and social-media outreach on AAI channels, and some reports framed Ranchi’s observance as marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.