Mumbai Airport

Twins mistaken for one by Digi Yatra, stopped at Mumbai airport gates

A video went viral on Instagram showing identical twin brothers being denied entry at Mumbai airport's Digi Yatra gates after facial recognition mistakenly identified them as the same person

MIAL's freight curbs may hit India's exports; cargo body warns disruptions

Air cargo agents say a proposed 10-month halt of freighter flights at Mumbai airport from August 2026 could disrupt export capacity, raise freight rates and hurt hub credibility

Commercial flights begin at Navi Mumbai Airport, airlines plan to scale-up

Domestic services are expected to be operated by Indian carriers such as Air India Express, Akasa Air, IndiGo and Star Air with a plan of 24 scheduled departures daily

Adani-promoted Navi Mumbai airport kicks off commercial flight operations

The Navi Mumbai airport is expected to ease pressure on the existing Mumbai airport and increase air travel capacity in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region

AAHL will either have an IPO or demerger between 2027 and 2030: Jeet Adani

Navi Mumbai International Airport will begin commercial operations on December 25, with Adani Airports outlining traffic targets, capex plans and long-term expansion

Mumbai airport to shut cargo flights for 10 months from August 2026

In FY25, Mumbai airport handled 8.9 lakh tonnes of cargo, accounting for nearly a quarter of India's total air cargo handled that year

Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport gets Level 5 of Airport Carbon Accreditation

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) operated by Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), has been awarded Level 5 accreditation under the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, the highest recognition within the globally recognised framework. This achievement recognises that CSMIA has achieved operational net-zero emissions (Scope 1 & 2) and has a validated roadmap to achieve net-zero Scope 3 emissions by 2050. According to a press release, this reflects CSMIA's sustained, data-driven approach to carbon management, rooted in the principle of 'Measure, Manage, Reduce and Communicate', supported by a strong ESG policy framework and a cross-functional carbon management committee.With this accreditation, CSMIA joins a select group of 30 airports worldwide, including seven in the Asia-Pacific region and four in India, that have demonstrated advanced decarbonisation maturity. As per the release, the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme is the industry ...

Why Delhi and Mumbai airport operators seek to charge passengers more

That quick bit of shopping you did at the international airport in Delhi or Mumbai could prove costly in the future. Here's why

Explained: Will Delhi and Mumbai flyers face a massive airport fee shock soon?

A tribunal order on recalculating airport asset values may allow Delhi and Mumbai airports to recover nearly ₹50,000 crore from past tariff cycles.

How flying from Delhi or Mumbai airports may soon get more expensive

A recalculation of airport asset values has left Delhi and Mumbai airports seeking major tariff recovery, which may raise the risk of steep fee hikes for flyers and higher operating costs for airlines

IndiGo, Akasa Air to begin flights from Navi Mumbai airport on Dec 25

IndiGo on Saturday announced that it will start flight operations from the newly-constructed Navi Mumbai International Airport from December 25 with domestic air services to 10 cities. IndiGo also said it plans to expand its operations, progressively from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region's second airport by adding direct routes to more destinations in due course. Spread across 1,160 hectares, the airport will have one terminal and one runway in the first phase with an annual passenger handling capacity of 20 million. The first phase of the airport has been built at a cost of Rs 19,650 crore. The facility was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 8 this year. IndiGo said it will connect the future-ready airport to ten cities across India including Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, North Goa (Mopa), Jaipur, Nagpur, Cochin, and Mangalore, starting December 25. Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is designed to complement the existing Mumbai ...

Air India Express flight gets bomb threat, lands safely in Varanasi

An Air India Express flight, carrying over 170 passengers, from the city to Varanasi received a bomb threat on Wednesday, sources said. The airline said the plane landed safely at the Varanasi airport. "One of our flights to Varanasi received a security threat. In line with protocol, the Government-appointed Bomb Threat Assessment Committee was immediately alerted, and all necessary security procedures promptly initiated. The flight landed safely and all guests have been disembarked. "The aircraft will be released for operations once all mandated security checks are completed," an Air India Express spokesperson said in a statement. The airline did not disclose the number of passengers who were onboard and aircraft details. The sources said the plane had more than 170 passengers. As per information available on the flight tracking website, Air India Express flight IX1023 from Mumbai landed at the Varanasi airport at around 4 pm on Wednesday.

Mumbai airport to halt flight operations for 6 hours on November 20

Adani Group-AAI-owned Mumbai International Airport will remain shut for flight operations for six hours on November 20 as the facility operator plans to carry out a comprehensive annual post-monsoon runway maintenance work, according to a statement on Monday. The scheduled runway closure is designed to ensure continued safety, reliability and compliance with global aviation standards, Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) said. As part of a comprehensive, annual post-monsoon maintenance plan, both cross runways -- 09/27 and 14/32 -- will remain temporarily non-operational on November 20 from 11 am-5 pm, the private airport operator said. Mumbai airport has two intersecting runways, the main runway 9/27 and secondary runway 14/32, which handle 950-odd flights a day, making it the second busiest aerodrome after Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) was issued in advance, allowing airlines and other stakeholders to adjust flight schedules and manpower .

PM Modi inaugurates Navi Mumbai airport, says it reflects 'Viksit Bharat'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Phase 1 of Navi Mumbai Airport, India's first fully digital airport, calling it a symbol of 'Viksit Bharat' and global connectivity

PM Modi to inaugurate Navi Mumbai airport, India's first fully digital hub

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Navi Mumbai International Airport on October 8; India's first fully digital airport will start commercial operations in December

Nobel Prize in Physics, Navi Mumbai Airport, Pakistan's Jaffar Express derailed & more

US based scientists, John Clarke, Michel H Devoret, and John M Martinis, have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering how quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation work.

Mumbai airport sees over 5 million international arrivals in Jan-Aug: MIAL

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in the city has handled over 5 million international arrivals in the January-August period this year, primarily driven by passengers from the UAE, UK, and Thailand, private airport operator MIAL said on Saturday. The facility has witnessed the international arrivals at the airport clocking a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21 per cent in the past three years, reflecting the city's ever-burgeoning prominence on the global travel map and echoing the spirit of World Tourism Day that celebrates the power of travel in connecting cultures and economies, it added. Every year, September 27 is observed as World Tourism Day globally. Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) is run under a joint venture, Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), which is 74 per cent owned by the Adani Group and the remaining 26 per cent by the Airports Authority of India. Between January and August this year, arrivals rose steadi

SpiceJet Q400 aircraft loses wheel after take-off, lands safely in Mumbai

A SpiceJet aircraft's wheel fell off after take-off from Kandla airport on Friday and the plane made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport, according to sources. "On September 12, an outer wheel of a SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating from Kandla to Mumbai was found at the runway after take-off. The aircraft continued its journey to Mumbai and landed safely," the airline said in a statement. Following a smooth landing, the aircraft taxied to the terminal under its own power, and all passengers disembarked normally, the airline said. Sources said the aircraft made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport. A Q400 aircraft has six tyres. Details about the number of passengers onboard the aircraft could not be immediately ascertained.

BS Infra Summit: India's airports gain capacity but bottlenecks loom

India's airports now have capacity ahead of demand, with $11 bn investment, dual-airport hubs in Delhi & Mumbai, but concerns remain on airspace, parking bays and staffing gaps

Over 250 flights disrupted in Mumbai as rains lead to delays, cancellations

Heavy rains in Mumbai cause major flight disruptions, including delays, cancellations, and diversions. Over 250 flights were affected, with several diverted to other cities