Navi Mumbai International Airport starts commercial flight operations
The Hindu
Navi Mumbai International Airport launches commercial flights, enhancing air travel in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region with multiple airlines.
On the first day, IndiGo, Air India Express, Akasa Air and Star Air will operate domestic services, connecting the new facility to nine destinations across India.
The airport will handle 15 scheduled departures on the first day, it said, adding that during the initial phase, the facility will operate for 12 hours — between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., with up to 24 scheduled daily departures to 13 destinations and the capability to manage up to 10 aircraft movements (arrivals and departures) per hour, it added.
The airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 8 this year.
The first phase of the five-phased airport was built at ₹19,650 crore.
By the time all five phases of the airport are completed, it will be catering to 90 million passengers annually, along with dedicated cargo terminals and multimodal connectivity.
The entire project is being developed in multiple phases under a special purpose vehicle, Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd (NMIAL), in which the Adani Group has a 74% stake, and the remaining 26% is owned by CIDCO (City and Industrial Development Corporation Of Maharashtra Ltd).
From February next year, operations are planned to progressively scale up to round-the-clock services.
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