Overview

• IndiGo confirmed as the inaugural airline partner for NMIA, set to begin commercial operations with 18 daily domestic departures to over 15 cities in August 2025.
• A joint statement from IndiGo and Adani Airport Holdings Ltd. outlines plans to expand to 79 daily departures, including 14 international flights, by November 2025.
• NMIA’s initial phase is designed to handle 20 million passengers and 0.5 million tonnes of cargo per year, with future expansions targeting 90 million passengers and 3.2 million tonnes of cargo.
• Developed through a public-private partnership between Adani Airport Holdings and Maharashtra’s CIDCO, the airport features two parallel runways and advanced terminal infrastructure.
• The new airport will operate alongside Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to form a dual-airport system intended to significantly reduce congestion at Mumbai’s existing facility.