First flight from Navi Mumbai airport likely in 2021: Aviation secretary
6 years, 4 months ago

First flight from Navi Mumbai airport likely in 2021: Aviation secretary

Hindustan Times  

Although chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had said Navi Mumbai International Airport will be inaugurated in 2019, aviation secretary RN Choubey on Tuesday said it will take another three years for the first flight to take off from the airport. Choubey was speaking at an aviation summit held in Delhi The airport site at Ulwe He said, “We are optimistic that it will be operational by September 2021. Around 40% of the villagers have vacated, and the remaining villagers are expected to move out of their ancestral villages after Ganeshotsav.” The NMIA is being constructed after the city’s Chhatrapati International Airport Pvt. The Mumbai airport handles over 48 flight movements per hour and has broken records of handing over 1000 flights in 24 hours, which is maximum number of flights handled by any single runway airport.

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Aaditya Thackeray slams centre over delay in naming Navi Mumbai airport after D.B. Patil
2 days, 18 hours ago

Aaditya Thackeray slams centre over delay in naming Navi Mumbai airport after D.B. Patil

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday expressed disappointment with the Union government for its continued delay in approving the proposal to name Navi Mumbai International Airport after late leader D.B. The construction of the Navi Mumbai airport began in February 2018, and the MVA government decided in 2022 to christen it Loknete Swargiya DB Patil International Airport in honour …

First commercial flight lands at NMIA, inauguration planned on April 17
2 weeks, 3 days ago

First commercial flight lands at NMIA, inauguration planned on April 17

Hindustan Times  

PANVEL: The first commercial flight, an Indigo Airbus 320, landed successfully at the under-construction Navi Mumbai International Airport on Sunday afternoon, taking it a step closer to operationalisation by mid-May. The flight, which took off from Mumbai airport at 12.32pm, was welcomed with traditional water salute by two crash fire tenders amidst a picnic-like environment, with senior officials from the …

Navi Mumbai International Airport conducts first flight validation test
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Navi Mumbai International Airport conducts first flight validation test

Op India  

The Navi Mumbai airport took a monumental step toward becoming operational with its first commercial flight validation test, in the presence of regulators from the domestic aviation sector. The runway 08/26 at the under-construction Navi Mumbai International Airport came alive as an A320 aircraft from Indigo Airlines successfully touched down, marking a historic milestone in the international airport’s journey toward …

Navi Mumbai International Airport Successfully Conducts First Flight Validation Test — WATCH
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Navi Mumbai International Airport Successfully Conducts First Flight Validation Test — WATCH

ABP News  

The Navi Mumbai International Airport carried out its first flight validation test on Sunday ahead of its inauguration in April next year. Indigo Airlines A320 aircraft, which landed successfully at runway 26/08 of the under-construction Navi Mumbai airport, was given a water cannon salute from two Crash Fire Tenders to mark the occasion. The Navi Mumbai International Airport is set …

Maharashtra: Indigo gets water cannon salute as Navi Mumbai Airport conducts first flight test | Video
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Maharashtra: Indigo gets water cannon salute as Navi Mumbai Airport conducts first flight test | Video

India TV News  

The upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport is set to get functional from early next fiscal year with the expected inauguration of the facility on April 17, 2025, a senior Adani Group official said today. Earlier in the day, an IndiGo A320 passenger aircraft landed successfully at runway 26/08 of the under-construction Navi Mumbai International Airport, paving the way for securing …

Noida International Airport: When will flight operations start?
1 month ago

Noida International Airport: When will flight operations start?

India TV News  

Image Source : File Photo 1/10 Noida International Airport, also known as Jewar Airport, is being built in the Jewar area of Gautam Buddh Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh, some 75 km off Delhi, and will be the national capital region's second international airport after the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Image Source : PTI 3/10 The first validation test flight …

First Test Flight Lands In Noida's Jewar Airport In Big Boost To Air Connectivity in Delhi-NCR — Watch
1 month ago

First Test Flight Lands In Noida's Jewar Airport In Big Boost To Air Connectivity in Delhi-NCR — Watch

ABP News  

Jewar Airport Noida: In a big boost to air connectivity in Delhi-NCR, the first test flight landed in Jewar Airport ahead of its commercial opening in April 2025. #WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Noida International Airport Limited conducts the first flight validation test for Noida International Airport ahead of the airport’s commercial opening in April 2025. pic.twitter.com/K2dDj4n2WG — ANI December 9, …

Excessive delays, painful travel: Why Delhi to Mumbai is turning out to be a six-hour flight
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Excessive delays, painful travel: Why Delhi to Mumbai is turning out to be a six-hour flight

Hindustan Times  

Delays and Mumbai airport have become synonymous these days. Add the non-scheduled operations to the mix and the airport regularly handles close to 950 air traffic movements, with its record handling being above 1000 in a 24 hour period. Mumbai the laggard In October, IndiGo had the highest On-Time Performance amongst all carriers in India at 71.9% at the top …

Once operational, water taxis to cut down travel time to Navi Mumbai airport: Gadkari
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Once operational, water taxis to cut down travel time to Navi Mumbai airport: Gadkari

Live Mint  

Thane, Nov 18 Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the proposed water taxi services would enable people to reach the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport from anywhere in Mumbai in 17 minutes, thus effectively reducing the travel time. Gadkari said the proposed water taxi services, once operational, would enable commuters to reach the Navi Mumbai International Airport from any part …

Pithoragarh linked by air to Delhi, first commercial flight lands at Naini Saini airport
2 months, 1 week ago

Pithoragarh linked by air to Delhi, first commercial flight lands at Naini Saini airport

The Hindu  

The border district of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand was linked by air to Delhi on Thursday with the first commercial flight from the national capital landing at the Naini Saini airport here at 11 a.m. "The 42-seater Alliance Air aircraft will run three days a week from Delhi's IGI Airport to Pithoragarh. Today was the inaugural flight," Naini Saini airport manager …

IAF C-295 Makes Historic Landing at Navi Mumbai Airport, CM Shinde Warns of 'Flight and Fight' in State Elections
3 months ago

IAF C-295 Makes Historic Landing at Navi Mumbai Airport, CM Shinde Warns of 'Flight and Fight' in State Elections

ABP News  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has declared his ruling alliance, Mahayuti, ready for both 'flight and fight' in the upcoming state elections. He highlighted the successful trial landing of an Indian Air Force aircraft at the Navi Mumbai International Airport, which is expected to begin commercial operations soon.

Navi Mumbai airport: Landing trial on Oct 5, domestic flights from March, international operations from June
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Navi Mumbai airport: Landing trial on Oct 5, domestic flights from March, international operations from June

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: The upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport is set to conduct its first trial landing of an aircraft on October 5, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to attend. All necessary arrangements are being made with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde himself looking into it.” Modi is expected to inaugurate several infrastructure projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in the …

Navi Mumbai International Airport plans first trial landing for October 5, operations in June
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Navi Mumbai International Airport plans first trial landing for October 5, operations in June

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport is set to conduct its first trial landing of an aircraft on October 5, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to attend. Domestic operations at the airport are scheduled to begin in March 2025, followed by international operations in June 2025. He was accompanied by CIDCO vice chairman and managing director Vijay Singhal, …

Navi Mumbai Airport to be open by March 2025
6 months ago

Navi Mumbai Airport to be open by March 2025

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: The Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation, Murlidhar Mohol, on Saturday said that the under-construction Navi Mumbai International Airport will be operational by March 2025. HT Image The announcement came following an inspection of the airport project site by union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu and Mohol along with Kalyan MP Shrikant Shinde, CIDCO and …

Navi Mumbai airport to be operational in March 2025
6 months ago

Navi Mumbai airport to be operational in March 2025

The Hindu  

The new international airport in Navi Mumbai will be operational starting March 2025, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said on July 13. Patil International Airport, along India’s first civil aviation airport at Juhu and the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, will be the third airport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu …

Maharashtra CM Shinde Announces Third Airport in Mumbai Metropolitan Region
6 months ago

Maharashtra CM Shinde Announces Third Airport in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: After Mumbai and the upcoming Navi Mumbai airports, Maharashtra will soon have another airport at Palghar in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday told the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha on Friday that looking at the rising air traffic need, the state government is exploring the possibility of constructing the airport at Palghar. The airport will serve …

CIDCO plans two more metro routes for improved Naina-Airport connectivity
10 months ago

CIDCO plans two more metro routes for improved Naina-Airport connectivity

Hindustan Times  

NAVI MUMBAI: CIDCO, after launching the Navi Mumbai Metro project Line 1, is set to extend its metro network with two new routes in the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area. In its recently presented annual budget, CIDCO vice chairman and managing director Vijay Singhal has allocated ₹539.37 crore to the NAINA region development and ₹690 crore for metro expansion …

Navi Mumbai international airport will be operational by March 2025: Scindia
1 year ago

Navi Mumbai international airport will be operational by March 2025: Scindia

The Hindu  

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the Navi Mumbai International Airport is set to be commercially operational by March 2025. “The airport aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of multimodal connectivity under the Gati Shakti Yojana, featuring road, rail, and metro links, with potential water connectivity,” Mr. Scindia said. Contrary to Mr. Scindia’s claims, in June last year, …

Navi Mumbai airport's first phase to be operational by March-end next year: Scindia
1 year ago

Navi Mumbai airport's first phase to be operational by March-end next year: Scindia

Hindustan Times  

Thane, Jan 14 Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said the Navi Mumbai international airport will be commercially operational by March 2025. Incidentally, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devebdra Fadnavis have been earlier quoted as saying that the airport will begin commercial operations by the second half of 2024. Referring to the vision of Prime Minister …

Navi Mumbai International Airport: To Operate in November This Year, Plan for Dual-Airport Cities Revealed
1 year ago

Navi Mumbai International Airport: To Operate in November This Year, Plan for Dual-Airport Cities Revealed

News 18  

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said the Navi Mumbai international airport will become operational from November or December this year, and also announced that in the next 10 to 15 years, at least 10 cities in India will have two airports each. “The country had been waiting since the last 60 years to see Mumbai getting connected to Navi …

Adani gives Navi Mumbai airport a $1 bn push
1 year, 2 months ago

Adani gives Navi Mumbai airport a $1 bn push

Live Mint  

MUMBAI : The Adani Group has invested close to $1 billion in Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd, in a bid to start operations by December next year, two people with direct knowledge of the development said. On 19 July, while addressing an annual general meeting of shareholders, group chairman Gautam Adani said the Navi Mumbai airport will achieve operational readiness …

Why is AAI Reducing Midair Gap Between Aircraft & How is India Expanding Its Aviation Infra
1 year, 2 months ago

Why is AAI Reducing Midair Gap Between Aircraft & How is India Expanding Its Aviation Infra

News 18  

The Airports Authority of India is working towards reducing the lateral separation between two aircraft from 10 nautical miles to five to handle more air traffic. Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia recently said that India’s aviation market is expected to have 45.2 crore travellers annually by 2035, three times the current footfall of 4.5 crore. Delhi Gets Fourth Runway India’s …

Noida International Airport: First Test Flight Expected by March 2024, Details Inside
1 year, 5 months ago

Noida International Airport: First Test Flight Expected by March 2024, Details Inside

News 18  

Noida international airport is all set to soar high with its first test flight, scheduled to take off as early as March next year. The Noida airport, situated in Gautam Budh Nagar district, will initially boast one terminal building, one runway, and a capacity to handle 12 million passengers annually. This expansion is anticipated to enhance the efficiency of the …

Navi Mumbai airport will start functioning next year, says Devendra Fadnavis
1 year, 5 months ago

Navi Mumbai airport will start functioning next year, says Devendra Fadnavis

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the state legislative assembly on Friday that the Navi Mumbai airport will become functional next year, 2024. Planes will take off from the airport in August next year, Devendra Fadnavis informed the legislative assembly. It was then that Devendra Fadnavis informed that Navi Mumbai airport will be made functional next year. “Navi Mumbai …

Is India’s new airport in Mumbai safe? Bird strike experts say no
1 year, 8 months ago

Is India’s new airport in Mumbai safe? Bird strike experts say no

Al Jazeera  

Activists say site for Navi Mumbai International Airport is dangerously close to bird sanctuaries and roosting spots. Mumbai, India – When the first runway at Navi Mumbai International Airport becomes operational in late 2024, Mumbai’s second airport will be able to handle 20 million passengers a year. “Now at the Navi Mumbai site, where there is a flamingo sanctuary nearby, …

Navi Mumbai International Airport: Operations to Begin by 2024 End, Confirm Officials
1 year, 9 months ago

Navi Mumbai International Airport: Operations to Begin by 2024 End, Confirm Officials

News 18  

The Navi Mumbai International Airport currently is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in Maharashtra. This project is being developed by the Adani Group-led Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited. After numerous obstacles, Navi Mumbai International Airport is expected to open and be inaugurated in December 2024 as claimed by Adani Airports CEO Arun Bansal. In February 2017, Gunapati Venkata …

AAI decides to give clearance to buildings up to 50 floors in Navi Mumbai
2 years, 5 months ago

AAI decides to give clearance to buildings up to 50 floors in Navi Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

In a major relief to the real estate sector in Navi Mumbai, the Airports Authority India has agreed to give clearance to buildings taller than 55.10m AMSL. The decision to give clearance to buildings up to 50 floors in Navi Mumbai will bring in a major real estate boom in the city which has been hit since 2018. The decision …

Maharashtra Govt Gives Nod To Name Navi Mumbai Airport After 'Local Hero' DB Patil After Row
2 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra Govt Gives Nod To Name Navi Mumbai Airport After 'Local Hero' DB Patil After Row

News 18  

The Maharashtra Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has cleared the proposal to name the upcoming Navi Mumbai international airport after DB Patil, the former Peasants & Workers Party leader from Navi Mumbai. The development takes place after protests erupted in parts of Navi Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar districts after the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi government’s decision to name …

Noida International Airport: From Capacity to Cost to Convenience, Jewar Airport in Numbers
3 years, 1 month ago

Noida International Airport: From Capacity to Cost to Convenience, Jewar Airport in Numbers

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday lay the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport in Jewar in line with his government’s vision to “boost connectivity” and create a “future-ready aviation sector”. From capacity to cost, here’s a look at the Noida International Airport in numbers: 4 – Number of phases in which the Noida International Airport will be …

With PM Modi Set to Lay Foundation Stone in Noida, UP to Become 1st State With 5 International Airports
3 years, 1 month ago

With PM Modi Set to Lay Foundation Stone in Noida, UP to Become 1st State With 5 International Airports

News 18  

Uttar Pradesh will soon become the only state in India to have five international airports with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to lay the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport in Jewar on Thursday. Here’s a lowdown on the 5 airports, operational and upcoming: 1st International Airport in Lucknow The Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport is UP’s first international airport …

Narendra Modi to perform bhoomi pujan for Noida airport on 25 November
3 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi to perform bhoomi pujan for Noida airport on 25 November

Firstpost  

The project is touted to be the biggest airport in India upon completion and is being developed at an estimated cost of Rs 29,560 crore Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially launch the Noida International Airport project on 25 November, along the Yamuna Expressway. The Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, is set to be in use by September …

Shiv Sena goons vandalize Adani signboard at Mumbai airport, Sena leader defends the act
3 years, 5 months ago

Shiv Sena goons vandalize Adani signboard at Mumbai airport, Sena leader defends the act

Op India  

On August 2 several Shiv Sainiks barged into the landscaped garden at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, uprooted the Adani signboard and planted saffron flags. Maharashtra: Shiv Sena workers vandalise Adani signboard, which was placed near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/mzfypdwp0A — ANI August 2, 2021 The protestors led by Bharatiya Kamgar Sena General Secretary Sanjay …

Navi Mumbai International Airport- Boon or bane? -Bhupendra Shah analyses
3 years, 6 months ago

Navi Mumbai International Airport- Boon or bane? -Bhupendra Shah analyses

Hindustan Times  

The proposed Navi Mumbai international airport project planned in the city is both a boon and bane for the city at present. Speaking on the project, Shah, who is also the Chairman Trustee Board of Builders Association of Navi Mumbai says, “Fact is that the proposed airport is not really Navi Mumbai’s requirement. Land prices have appreciated manifold up from …

Why Mumbai's second airport is embroiled in controversy
3 years, 6 months ago

Why Mumbai's second airport is embroiled in controversy

India Today  

In one of the biggest protests in recent times, around 50,000 residents of Navi Mumbai tried to gherao the headquarters of the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO at Belapur on June 24. They wanted to name the still-under-construction Navi Mumbai International Airport after the late socialist leader Di. They had gathered under the aegis of the …

Maharashtra: Farmers flout Covid-19 protocol to protest airport name change
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra: Farmers flout Covid-19 protocol to protest airport name change

Op India  

On Thursday, a large group of ‘farmer protestors’ took out a demonstration in the City and Industrial Development Corporation over the naming of the newly constructed Navi Mumbai International Airport. The farmers, under the banner of Navi Mumbai International Airport Namakaran Kruti Samiti, hit the streets to protest the naming of the airport after Shiv Sena leader Balashaeb Thackeray. Shiv …

Maharashtra Government Approves Adani to Operate Upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra Government Approves Adani to Operate Upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport

News 18  

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday approved Adani Airport Holdings Ltd to operate the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport in the adjoining Thane-Raigad region, an official said here. The state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray gave its green signal to AAHL as the new concessionaire to the prestigious greenfield airport coming up as a public-private partnership project. With …

Adani group to operate new Navi Mumbai International Airport
3 years, 6 months ago

Adani group to operate new Navi Mumbai International Airport

India TV News  

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday approved Adani Airport Holdings Ltd to operate the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport in the adjoining Thane-Raigad region, an official said here. The state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray gave its green signal to AAHL as the new concessionaire to the prestigious greenfield airport coming up as a public-private partnership project. With …

New terminal of Guwahati airport to complete by 2021
5 years, 3 months ago

New terminal of Guwahati airport to complete by 2021

India TV News  

The new terminal of the international airport near Guwahati is likely to be opened by April 2021 as officials said the updated airport will be first of its kind in many aspects. Regional Executive Director Sanjeev Jindal said 30 per cent of the work has already been completed and that it is likely to be completed by April 2021. "It …

Land acquisition for core Navi Mumbai airport area completed: Govt
5 years, 5 months ago

Land acquisition for core Navi Mumbai airport area completed: Govt

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The central government on Thursday said that the land acquisition process for the core airport area for the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport has been completed, paving way for the beginning of the construction process for the long awaited airport project. "The timeline for construction of airport projects depends upon many factors, such as land acquisitions and availability of mandatory …

Navi Mumbai airport to be operationalised by 2021-22: Minister
5 years, 11 months ago

Navi Mumbai airport to be operationalised by 2021-22: Minister

The Quint  

New Delhi, Feb 13 The Central government plans to operationalise Navi Mumbai airport by 2021-22, apart from creating additional infrastructure at existing airports in Delhi and Banagalore, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said on Wednesday. Speaking at the CAPA India Aviation Summit, the Minister said that efforts are on to decongest existing airports in metro cities and …

Navi Mumbai airport to be operational by mid 2020, says Devendra Fadnavis
6 years ago

Navi Mumbai airport to be operational by mid 2020, says Devendra Fadnavis

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis Monday said that the Navi Mumbai airport is likely to be operational by the mid next year. Speaking at the Global Aviation Summit here, Fadnavis also said that as many as nine more airports are in the pipeline in the state besides the Navi Mumbai airport. “The Navi Mumbai airport will be operational by …

Phase 1 of Navi Mumbai airport may overshoot December 2019 deadline
6 years, 5 months ago

Phase 1 of Navi Mumbai airport may overshoot December 2019 deadline

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai airport may not start operations by the end of next year as expected by the Maharashtra government, said two people familiar with the project. The Navi Mumbai International Airport is being developed under a public-private partnership model between GVK Group subsidiary Mumbai International Airport and City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd as the project …

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