Mumbai Airport Says Airlines To Operate Winter Flight As Planned
Mumbai International Airport Limited has assured airlines that existing flight slots will remain unchanged for the winter schedule following redevelopment concerns. A joint working group has been formed to manage the transition and future infrastructure plans.
Why it matters
Ensuring flight schedule stability is vital for aviation logistics and passenger travel reliability in a major global transit hub.
Airlines will operate their winter flight schedules as planned, with Adani Airports assuring carriers that existing slot allocations will not be disturbed, following a meeting with the Civil Aviation Ministry over the proposed redevelopment of Mumbai airport's ageing Terminal 1. A proposal to cancel 265 weekly international flight slots has been set aside, sources told NDTV.The meeting between Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), airlines and the ministry on Tuesday ended on a positive note, with both sides agreeing to work towards a plan for the redevelopment of Terminal 1 and the redistribution of flight operations between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA).Sources said the airport operator and airlines will work out the logistics and timeline for the proposed changes.
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