New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has pushed back against the Mumbai airport operator's proposal to transfer international flights serving 14 destinations to the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport from next summer, insisting that no flights should be moved out of Mumbai, The Times of India reported.

Fadnavis has taken up the matter with the Union Civil Aviation Minister, proposing an alternative timeline for the redevelopment of Terminal 1 (T1). Under his suggestion, the existing facility would continue handling passengers until its replacement is ready.

"I have written to them to first develop Terminal 1B, shift 1A to 1B and then take down the existing 1A terminal," Fadnavis was quoted by TOI as saying.

His ...