Overview

• The licence clears the final regulatory hurdle for the greenfield airport, according to the DGCA and NMIAL.
• The approval permits flight operations, with the start of commercial services to be announced by authorities.
• One report cites an October 8 inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but officials have not confirmed a date.
• Phase one capacity is targeted at about 20 million passengers annually and roughly 0.5 million tonnes of cargo.
• Developed by Adani Group with CIDCO, the airport is intended to ease congestion at Mumbai’s CSMIA as the region’s second gateway.