India, Oct. 13 -- The planned partial shift of international flight operations from Mumbai airport to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) has been deferred to March 2027.

This comes after the ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) on Tuesday asked Mumbai airport owner Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) to defer by a few weeks its plan to shift international flight operations from Mumbai airport to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA).

Mumbai airport had planned to cut 265 weekly international flights from Terminal 2 (T2) starting October 25 to accommodate domestic traffic ahead of a phased redevelopment of Terminal 1 (T1). The airlines described the proposed relocation timelines as "unachievable", persons aware of the matter said, ci...