Overview

• Government and CIDCO sources say Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to preside over the Phase 1 launch on September 30, aligned with his Mumbai visit for a Metro Line 3 event.
• IATA has assigned the new airport the code NMI (ICAO: VANM), and ticketing platforms are expected to show NMI as commercial schedules are published.
• IndiGo plans an initial 18 daily departures to more than 15 cities, targeting 79 daily flights including 14 international routes by March 2026, while Akasa Air aims to start with about 100 weekly domestic flights and scale to over 300 domestic and 50 international weekly departures by November 2026.
• Phase 1 is designed to handle about 20 million passengers annually and around 0.8 million tonnes of cargo, with features promoted by state officials including a 360-degree barcode baggage system and a 37 MW renewable power commitment.
• Fresh visuals of completed interiors are circulating online as local groups threaten mass protests over a demand to name the facility after D. B. Patil and commuters flag long road travel times from north Mumbai until new links are completed.