Modi inaugurates greenfield Mumbai airport
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the DB Patil Navi Mumbai International Airport, India’s largest greenfield airport. Commercial operations will begin in approximately two months, with a first-phase capacity of 20 million passengers annually.
The airport, owned by the Adani Group and CIDCO, is designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. It includes Terminal 1, one runway, 29 aero bridges and specialized facilities for express deliveries, hazardous materials, animals and high-value items, according to the report by Economic Times.
The airport will operate alongside Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, reducing congestion at India’s busiest single-runway airport. IndiGo, Air India and Akasa Air have confirmed flights from the new facility, which has been assigned the IATA code NMI.
By Sreedevi N R