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Navi Mumbai airdrome opens contiguous with 30 home flights (Picture credit: PTI)
MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) opens to commercialized operations connected Thursday aft years of missed deadlines, opening a 2nd gateway for aerial question successful the Mumbai region.
The time volition spot 4 airlines operating astir 30 home flights astatine India’s newest greenfield airport. The archetypal scheduled accomplishment volition beryllium an IndiGo formation from Bengaluru, touching down astatine 8 am, portion the archetypal departure volition besides beryllium operated by IndiGo, a greeting work from Navi Mumbai to Hyderabad, scheduled to instrumentality disconnected astatine 8.40 am. The terminal gathering volition unfastened to departure passengers astir 6.40 am, said an NMIA spokesperson.“On Day One, home services volition beryllium operated by IndiGo, Air India Express, Akasa Air and Star Air connecting NMIA to 9 destinations crossed India. The airdrome volition grip 15 scheduled departures connected the archetypal day,” said an NMIA spokesperson.“During the archetypal phase, NMIA volition run betwixt 8 americium and 8 pm, with up to 24 scheduled regular departures to 13 destinations and the capableness to negociate up to 10 craft movements per hour.
From Feb 2026, operations are planned to progressively standard up to round-the-clock services,” the spokesperson added. “Passenger services from time 1 volition beryllium supported by Digi Yatra-enabled contactless processing astatine designated touchpoints, on with trained terminal unit crossed kerbside, check-in, information and boarding areas,” the spokesperson said. Conventional check-in counters excessively volition beryllium disposable for passengers not opting for Digiyatra. Retail and nutrient and beverage offerings person been curated with a absorption connected affordability and section preferences, the airdrome said.In its archetypal phase, NMIA opens with terminal 1 and 1 operational runway; the terminal gathering has a capableness to grip 20 cardinal passengers annually, but it is expected to interaction that fig earlier mid-2026. The terminal gathering tin accommodate astir 2-3 cardinal passengers beyond its declared capacity. The caller airdrome is 45-50 km from North Mumbai, 35-40 km from South Mumbai and 35-45 km from the eastbound suburbs.
