Nueva Delhi: It is likely that some flights from all the great Indian carriers such as Air India Group and Indigo transferred in the same proportion of the Chatrapati Shivaji Mahaji (CSMIA) International Airport of Mumbai to the next Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) when the latter puts into operation at the end of this summer. Foreign carriers with some flights will work completely from any of these two airports.
The Adani group is also wearing options for the demolition of T1, either to tear down the entire structure once this winter or do it little by little. T1 consists of buildings T1a, B and C that were built during the last 50 years with 1b built in 1965; 1st in 1992 and 1c in 2010.
“We are in conversations with all the airlines. Air India has about 140 daily flights to and from CSMIA; Akasa 57 and AI Express around 15. Indigo, the largest Indian carrier in terms of market share, did not give this figure.
“We are weighing the option to start NMIA operations with national flights.
The rate of exchange flights will also depend on how fast the T2 capacity of 4 million passengers annually (CPA) to 4.5 CPA and if T1 falls from once or in phases, basically the capacity of CSMIA. “The existing T1 handles 1.5 CPa. Demolition T1 It will begin 4 to 5 months after NMIA puts into operation, which means that for this November or December we hope to increase the capacity of T2 in mid -2026. These decisions will be made shortly, ”they said.
Airlines also want clarity on these issues. The reason: they are selling tickets for flights, some of which will be changed. “Once we inform the passengers that their flight, for example, July/August, has moved to NMIA, we do not know whether it adapts or not.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Ltd International Airport (Mial) is also in conversations with aviation authorities to lift the limit of flight movements per hour. This was done to relieve severe congestion observed perennially in CSMIA. The Aviation Ministry had two years ago aimed at Mial that reduced its flight operations From 46 to 44 per hour during periods of “High intensity track operations” (Hiro) from 8 to 11 am and 5-8 pm and 44 to 42 Movement of aircraft per hour during the no Hiro period.
“We are sure to handle more flights without affecting the performance of time, at least from our side as an airport.
