New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- New Delhi: The tussle between the Adani-managed Mumbai airport and airlines over shifting international flights to Navi Mumbai, 50 km away, is far from abating. Less than a week after talks failed to break the deadlock, the airport operator has reiterated its plan to restrict capacity by the equivalent of 5 million passengers a year from April, leaving airlines to decide how to adjust their operations. The airlines, however, are unwilling to move flights or give up existing slots without a clear justification for the cuts, deepening the standoff ahead of another meeting on 28 October.

In an email to the Airline Operators Committee (AOC) on 19 October, the Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), operated by Adani Ai...