Overview

• Air India Group said Air India Express will launch with 20 daily departures connecting 15 Indian cities, targeting 55 daily by mid-2026 including up to five international and 60 by late 2026.
• IndiGo plans 18 daily flights from day one and a ramp-up to about 140 daily by November 2026, while Akasa Air outlined over 100 weekly services at launch scaling to roughly 300 domestic and 50 international weekly in winter 2026.
• The facility is scheduled to be inaugurated on September 30, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to open the airport.
• A Pilatus PC-24 charter became the first passenger aircraft to land on September 20 after Airports Authority of India approval for a non-scheduled operation.
• Phase 1 capacity is about 20 million passengers a year on a sustainability-focused campus with 47 MW of solar power, electric airside vehicles and SAF storage, with domestic services expected by December 2025 and international by February 2026 after security handover.