India, Nov. 18 -- The Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) will begin commercial operations on December 25, 2025, initially functioning on a restricted 8am-8pm schedule for its first month. IndiGo will operate both inaugural services: flight 6E 460 from Bengaluru to NMIA, scheduled to touch down at 8am, followed by the first departure, 6E 882 to Hyderabad, at 8.40am.

The airport, touted as India's first fully digital airport, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 8, 2025.

During its soft-launch period, NMIA will handle 23 scheduled daily departures, capped at 10 aircraft movements per hour. Three airlines- IndiGo, Air India Express and Akasa Air- will operate from the airport initially, connecting Mumbai to 16 d...