Mumbai Airport Plans to Move a Third of Terminal 2's International Departures. Airlines Are Pushing Back
The move will free up Terminal 2 assets for domestic traffic as Terminal 1 is redeveloped, affecting 46 airlines and 265 weekly overseas flights.
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will temporarily cut 265 weekly international flights from October 25 to accommodate domestic traffic shifting from Terminal 1 during redevelopment.
- MIAL plans to close Terminal 1 for redevelopment beginning in January 2027, requiring domestic operations to shift to Terminal 2 and reallocate 5 million passengers annually through vacated international slots.
- 46 airlines face reductions, including IndiGo cutting 74 weekly flights and Air India cutting 33. Carriers must identify slots to discontinue by October 6, or MIAL will determine them unilaterally.
- The International Air Transport Association opposes the "forced" relocation to Navi Mumbai International Airport , citing infrastructure readiness concerns. Air France-KLM stated splitting operations between airports "does not make sense."
- With the October 25 deadline approaching, the standoff between MIAL and airlines threatens to disrupt schedules and passenger traffic in coming months as several carriers have yet to submit transition plans.
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Mumbai Airport Plans to Move a Third of Terminal 2's International Departures. Airlines Are Pushing Back
The safety case for Terminal 1 is credible, but the plan also happens to give Navi Mumbai the international traffic it needs. Whether that's coincidence or design, airlines will keep asking.
Airlines reject 33% cut in international slots at Mumbai airport T2 from Oct 25: Report
Airlines have rejected Mumbai airport's proposed 33% cut in international departure slots from October 25. MIAL plans to temporarily discontinue 265 of 770 weekly slots at T2 for T1 redevelopment, prompting carriers to seek government intervention.
Mumbai Airport T1 Set for Phased redevelopment; 91% Passenger Traffic Unaffected: Sources
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