{"id":4754,"date":"2025-12-24T23:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T23:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/business\/navi-mumbai-airport-opens-today-with-30-domestic-flights-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T23:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T23:13:41","slug":"navi-mumbai-airport-opens-today-with-30-domestic-flights-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/business\/navi-mumbai-airport-opens-today-with-30-domestic-flights-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Navi Mumbai airport opens today with 30 domestic flights &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Navi Mumbai airport opens today with 30 domestic flights (Picture credit: PTI)\">Navi Mumbai airport opens today with 30 domestic flights (Picture credit: PTI)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) opens to commercial operations on Thursday after years of missed deadlines, opening a second gateway for air travel in the Mumbai region.<!-- --> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The day will see four airlines operating about 30 domestic flights at India\u2019s newest greenfield airport. The first scheduled arrival will be an <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/indigo\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">IndiGo<\/a> flight from Bengaluru, touching down at 8 am, while the first departure will also be operated by IndiGo, a morning service from Navi Mumbai to Hyderabad, scheduled to take off at 8.40 am. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The terminal building will open to departure passengers around 6.40 am, said an NMIA spokesperson.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>\u201cOn Day One, domestic services will be operated by IndiGo, Air India Express, Akasa Air and Star Air connecting NMIA to nine destinations across India. The airport will handle 15 scheduled departures on the first day,\u201d said an NMIA spokesperson.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>\u201cDuring the initial phase, NMIA will operate between 8 am and 8 pm, with up to 24 scheduled daily departures to 13 destinations and the capability to manage up to 10 aircraft movements per hour. From Feb 2026, operations are planned to progressively scale up to round-the-clock services,\u201d the spokesperson added. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>\u201cPassenger services from day one will be supported by Digi Yatra-enabled contactless processing at designated touchpoints, along with trained terminal staff across kerbside, check-in, security and boarding areas,\u201d the spokesperson said. Conventional check-in counters too will be available for passengers not opting for Digiyatra. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Retail and food and beverage offerings have been curated with a focus on affordability and local preferences, the airport said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>In its initial phase, NMIA opens with terminal 1 and one operational runway; the terminal building has a capacity to handle 20 million passengers annually, but it is expected to touch that number before mid-2026. The terminal building can accommodate about 2-3 million passengers beyond its declared capacity. The new airport is 45-50 km from North Mumbai, 35-40 km from South Mumbai and 35-45 km from the eastern suburbs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/infrastructure\/navi-mumbai-airport-opens-today-with-30-domestic-flights\/articleshow\/126168731.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navi Mumbai airport opens today with 30 domestic flights (Picture credit: PTI) MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) opens to commercial operations on Thursday after years of missed deadlines, opening a second gateway for air travel in the Mumbai region. 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