MumbaiIndiGo will move 12 daily international departures to Navi Mumbai.
Adani Airport Holdings runs both airports, so one operator sets the terms of Mumbai’s capacity.
The move clears room to rebuild Terminal 1, lifting its capacity from 15 million to 20 million passengers a year.
The civil aviation ministry intervened after airlines resisted the operator’s 1 October plan to move 265 departure slots.
Terminal 1 redevelopment is due to begin in March 2027, a source said, with transfer dates pending approvals.
How each outlet framed it
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- Rediff.com India Ltd.
- details the phased December-to-summer 2027 transfer and IndiGo's added Kathmandu service, framed as a dual-airport system for Mumbai
- Bloomberg Business
- The Times of India
- reports the 38 daily international flights moving from T2 to NMIA by March, tying the move to a March 2027 T1 demolition start and displaced domestic passengers
Sources: Rediff.com India Ltd., Bloomberg Business, The Times of India