Navi Mumbai Airport Launches Commercial Flight Operations
The Navi Mumbai International Airport will handle 15 scheduled departures on its opening day MUMBAI: After nearly 30 years since the ambitious project was initiated to alleviate congestion at Mumbai’s current airport, the Navi Mumbai International Airport was officially inaugurated on Thursday. An IndiGo Airbus A320 arriving from Bengaluru touched down at 8 am, greeted with a ceremonial water cannon salute. Commercial flight operations mark a significant expansion of Mumbai’s aviation capabilities and a pivotal milestone in India’s infrastructure development. Now operational, Mumbai joins major global aviation hubs such as London, New York, Moscow, Tokyo, and Shanghai, each served by…