Airport Shifting: Adani may face a setback, from SpiceJet to these big airlines may shift from Navi Mumbai airport..
There is good news for Mumbaikars. Flight services from Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) will start in May. The airport will be inaugurated on April 17. Initially, work will start only on the T-1 terminal and one runway. At the same time, Mumbai flights will be shifted to Navi Mumbai. But India's largest airline Indigo may shift to Navi Mumbai airport. People said that Tata Group's low-cost airlines Air India Express SpiceJet and Akasa are also in discussions to shift all their operations.
Will shift to Navi Mumbai
According to media reports, Air India Limited's full-service airline will continue to operate from the existing airport for the time being but will shift most of its domestic operations to Navi Mumbai, which is located about 22 miles southeast of Mumbai's congested existing airport.
Adani Group
The Adani Group's new $2.1 billion airport is a landmark structure for the sprawling metropolis of 21 million people, aimed at easing airline woes and making it a hub of international services like Dubai, London, or Singapore. An "Aero City" is planned around the new airport. Both the existing Mumbai airport and the new airport on the outskirts of the city are managed by the Adani Group.
Navi Mumbai will become a fortress.
A new airport has been built at Ulwe in Raigad district. Commercial flights are expected to start here by the end of May. Navi Mumbai International Airport can handle 2 to 3 million passengers. Mumbai T1 will close by October 2025. T2 will be built in Navi in 2029. In which the passenger capacity will be increased from 40 million to 4.5 million. Navi Mumbai T1 airport will be operational at full capacity by mid-2026.
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