India, April 16 -- In a move aimed at boosting long-term aviation capacity in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has commissioned a techno-commercial feasibility study for a third runway at the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA).

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting on April 15 chaired by CIDCO vice chairman and managing director Vijay Singhal. A joint venture of RITES Limited and Creative Group LLP has been appointed to complete the study within six months.

Spread across 1,160 hectares, NMIA is planned to handle 90 million passengers annually and 3.2 million tonnes of cargo at full capacity, with two parallel runways and four terminals to be developed in phases....