The Navi Mumbai International Airport is scheduled for inauguration in June, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani announced on Sunday. The inauguration was initially set for April 17.
The greenfield airport, the second in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, is being developed by a special purpose vehicle, NMIAL. The project is a 74:26 joint venture between Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) and the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the airport in February 2018. The project, with an investment of Rs 16,700 crore, aims to alleviate congestion at Mumbai Airport and accommodate the increasing demand for air travel in the country.
Adani, in a post on X, stated, “A glimpse into India’s aviation future! Visited the Navi Mumbai International Airport site today – a world-class airport taking shape. Set for inauguration this June, it will redefine connectivity & growth. A true gift to India!”
He further added, “Kudos to the Adani Airports team & partners for making this vision a reality.”
Earlier, late last December, Adani Airport Holdings Ltd CEO Arun Bansal had told the media that “our ambition is to do the commercial inauguration of the airport by April 17”.
Domestic operations would start from the second half of May and international operations were expected to commence from the end of July, Bansal had said after the successful trial landing of the first civil passenger aircraft at the under-construction airport on December 29, 2024.
Navi Mumbai International Airport, with two runways and four terminals, will have a capacity to cater to 90 million passengers per annum once all the five phases of the projects are completed.
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