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The growth has been phenomenal," said a senior AAI official.Of the top 10 fastest growing airports (see graphic), only Patna's growth came entirely from domestic flyers as the airport does not have international flights. "While traffic grew, there was no action on augmenting airport infra across India," said a senior pilot. NEW DELHI: In terms of passenger growth, Amritsar, Bagdogra and Patna were the fastest growing big Indian airports in 2018 as compared to the previous year, Airports Authority of India (AAI) data reveals.Among big airports - that handle over 20 lakh passengers yearly - Amritsar logged the highest passenger growth with a 48.1% increase in flyer number in 2018 over 2017. "The average growth rate in the top 10 airports is above 23%," said the AAI official. Two of these airports - Bhubaneshwar and Indore - saw their international traffic grow by more than double - 218% and 147% - respectively..