Deadlock thaws: IndiGo to start international flights from Navi Mumbai in Feb
IndiGo and Adani Airport Holdings have reached an agreement to shift international flight operations from Mumbai's main airport to the new Navi Mumbai International Airport starting in February 2027. This move is designed to alleviate capacity constraints at the existing airport and facilitate future expansion.
Why it matters
The transition is a critical infrastructure development for Indian aviation, enabling long-term growth and modernization of airport capacity in the Mumbai region.
NEW DELHI: The deadlock over shifting of international flights from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) could finally be thawing. IndiGo and Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL) Sunday announced that they are in final stages of operationalising a plan for IndiGo to commence international operations from NMIA starting Feb 2027 and progressively expand its presence thereafter.As part of its expansion at NMIA, IndiGo will progressively transfer 12 daily international departures from CSMIA to NMIA, representing all the present operations from CSMIA to Bahrain, Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah, Kuwait, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Muscat, Dhaka and Jakarta.
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