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IndiGo will start with 18 daily flights and scale up to over 100 by March 2026 as Navi Mumbai’s second airport begins operations.
People pose for photos in the backdrop of an Indigo aircraft that made its landing at Navi Mumbai International Airport as it witnessed its first commercial aircraft landing, in Navi Mumbai. (IMAGE: PTI FILE)
Airliner IndiGo will be the first airline to begin commercial operations from the Navi Mumbai airport and its international services from the new airport are expected to commence later in November.
A report by news agency PTI said that operations are expected to start by August even though the airport is yet to officially announce the exact date for commencement of the airport’s commercial operations.
IndiGo will operate 18 daily flights—36 total air traffic movements—from the airport to more than 15 cities from Day 1, becoming the first airline to commit to starting operations as soon as the airport opens for commercial use.
“This will be increased to 79 daily departures (158 ATMs), including 14 international departures by November ’25, and further scaled up to over 100 daily departures (200 ATMS) by March ’26. the operations will be further built up to 140 daily departures (280 ATMs) including 30 international departures,” according to a release issued by IndiGo and Adani Airport Holdings Ltd.
Once fully complete, the airport can handle 90 million passengers and 3.2 MMT of cargo per annum.
The airport, the second one for Mumbai, is being developed by Navi Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (NMIAL), a public-private partnership entity owned by Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) and City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd (CIDCO).
The airport will create a dual-airport system for the financial capital of the country, enabling the de-congestion of Mumbai airport and enhancing the overall passenger experience, the release said.
The Navi Mumbai International Airport is a major greenfield infrastructure project aimed at easing congestion at Mumbai’s existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Spread across over 1,160 hectares, the new airport is being developed in multiple phases and will eventually handle up to 90 million passengers annually. Designed to be a key aviation hub, the airport will feature state-of-the-art terminals, cargo handling facilities and seamless multimodal connectivity to Mumbai and nearby cities.
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Navi Mumbai, India, India
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