India, Oct. 26 -- IndiGo and Air India Group have agreed to shift some of their international flights from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), as the redevelopment of CSMIA's Terminal 1 (T1) approaches. However, connectivity to NMIA remains a concern for some airlines reluctant to move operations from the existing Mumbai airport. The issue has also reached the Union civil aviation ministry.

While IndiGo plans to begin international operations from NMIA in February 2027, Air India Express will start with four daily domestic flights from December 2026 before progressively shifting some of the West Asia services. The announcements were made in separate statements is...