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Bom airport asks 12 airlines to move to N.Mumbai

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The planned operational adjustment diverts five million travelers to the new Navi Mumbai facility, ensuring that 91% of Mumbai Airport's existing passenger volume continues without interruption. Twelve carriers operating routes across 14 international destinations will take part in this transitional phase. Construction on the terminal begins in January and is targeted for completion in March 2029. Once the redevelopment concludes, participating airlines will have their historical flight slots fully restored.

Key points

  • Twelve airlines operating across 14 international destinations will shift their flights t…: Twelve airlines operating across 14 international destinations will shift their flights to Navi Mumbai International Airport.
  • All historical flight slots temporarily relocated to the new airport will be fully restor…: All historical flight slots temporarily relocated to the new airport will be fully restored once expansion work concludes.
  • The IATA summer schedule operating from the last Sunday of March through late October wil…: The IATA summer schedule operating from the last Sunday of March through late October will dictate seasonal timing.

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The IATA summer schedule begins on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Saturday of October

The airport has informed the remaining 12 airlines that they may operate their flight out of Navi Mumbai airport as Mumbai airport will undergo redevelopment of Terminal 1.

People aware of the development said that most these airlines were those from those destinations from 14 destinations which were asked by the airport operator to shift their operations to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA).

The 14 destinations to which Indian airlines have shifted flights to Navi Mumbai include Bahrain, Dammam, Dhaka, Doha, Fujairah, Jakarta, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kuwait City, Madinah, Muscat, Ras Al Khaimah, Riyadh and Sharjah.

Mumbai Airport has maintained that the transition of five million passengers will leave around 91% of Mumbai airport’s existing passenger traffic unaffected. It has also said that the historical slots temporarily shifted will be restored once the expansion of Terminal 1 is completed.

The renovation of Termial 1 will increase its capacity from 15 million to 20 million passengers per annum. Construction is slated to begin…

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