Mumbai Airport to Handle 8 Percent More Weekly Flight Movements in Summer Schedule

Weekly flight movements at the Mumbai airport will be eight per cent higher at 6,657 during the summer schedule starting from March 31. The summer schedule will be from March 31 to October 26.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will have “951 daily movements, an increase from approximately 882 in the previous summer schedule of 2023. With over 6,657 movements weekly, there will be an observed hike of over 8 per cent in weekly flight operations in 2024 compared to 2023,” a release said on Tuesday.

The airport is operated by the Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL). The latter is managed by the Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL).

Among the airlines, IndiGo will account for 1,255 weekly departures while Air India and Vistara will have 539 and 519 weekly departures, respectively. ”Flights to Delhi will see a substantial rise with 27 additional weekly flights. Other key destinations with notable frequency additions include Srinagar with 28 additional weekly flights, Ayodhya with 14, and Kolkata with 9, respectively,” the release said.

On a weekly basis, Vistara will fly to Paris five times, Akasa Air will fly to Doha four times and Uzbekistan Airways will operate services to Tashkent twice a week. ”Vistara will also operate daily flights to Hanoi,” it added.

Recently, the civil aviation ministry imposed restrictions on flight movements at the airport to reduce congestion.

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