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Adani Group-owned Navi Mumbai airport is expected to start international operations from the greenfield facility from July 15, 2026 a top official said on Wednesday (June 17, 2026).
Along with international passenger flights, the Navi Mumbai airport will also commence international freighter operations, he said The Adani Group-owned airport, the second airport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, had commenced domestic flight services from December last year.
“On July 15, we are starting with freighters, and we expect the freighters to ramp up to almost 18 weekly flights. Good news is also that there is movement on the passenger side and hopefully on July 15 international passenger flights will also start,” Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited (NMIAL) Chief Executive Officer, B.V.J.K. Sharma, told reporters on the sidelines of Brihanmumbai Custom Brokers Association (BCBA) Logistics Conclave in Mumbai.
Mr. Sharma further noted that both “Air India Express and IndiGo are going to operate international flights from Navi Mumbai.” Member (Customs), a senior official within the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), reviewed the readiness of the airport (for international operations) on Tuesday (June 16, 2026), and relevant notifications have been promulgated, he said.
“The last one is being done today, which will then follow with Section 45 and the trials with both the codes for courier and the cargo,” he said, adding that this will lead to probably a trade notice by the customs around July 5.
The Navi Mumbai International Airport, which started commercial flights in December last year, handles around 20,000 passengers per day with 150 departures and arrivals. The airport is expecting the daily passenger footfall to surge to 50,000 per day by the year-end, and 380 Air traffic movements (arrivals and departures) per day.
On Monday (June 15, 2026), it was named among the Prix Versailles World’s Most Beautiful Airports 2026 alongside five other international airports, including Guangzhou, China; Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Kandal Stueng, Cambodia; Pittsburgh, United States; and San Diego, United States.
Published – June 17, 2026 04:49 pm IST
