IndiGo, Akasa Air to begin flights from Navi Mumbai airport on December 25

IndiGo and Akasa Air will launch flight operations from the newly-constructed Navi Mumbai International Airport on December 25, marking the start of commercial services from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s second airport.

IndiGo said it will begin domestic services to 10 cities from the new airport and plans to add more direct routes over time as it expands operations.

Akasa Air announced that it will commence services in a staggered manner from December 25, starting with its maiden flight between Delhi and Navi Mumbai.

Services to Goa, Kochi and Ahmedabad will follow.

The airline plans to gradually scale up to 300 domestic and 50 international weekly departures from the new facility.

Spread across 1,160 hectares, the airport has been built at a cost of Rs 19,650 crore.

The first phase includes one terminal and one runway with an annual passenger handling capacity of 20 million.