New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Indian government has asked Adani Airport to put its plan to shift a portion of international flights from Mumbai airport's Terminal 2 to Navi Mumbai on hold, temporarily easing a standoff with airlines over the transition. The move gives the Mumbai airport operator and carriers several weeks to agree on how flights should be redistributed while Mumbai's Terminal 1 undergoes redevelopment.

The decision followed a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday between the civil aviation ministry, airlines and Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL), which operates both Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and the newly commissioned Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA).

AAHL had asked airlines to shift 33% of thei...