Air India Express to launch 20 daily flights from Navi Mumbai International Airport from September 30

The Tata Sons-owned Air India Group has officially announced that Air India Express will begin flight operations from the newly built Adani Holdings-owned Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) once it becomes operational on September 30.

NMIA is a 74:26 joint venture between Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) and the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO).

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Alongside Air India Express, Akasa Air and IndiGo have also committed to operating a number of flights from NMIA as soon as the airport opens.

According to the announcement, Air India Express will operate 20 daily departures from NMIA, connecting 15 Indian cities. The airline plans to scale this up to 55 daily departures by mid-2026, including up to five daily international flights. By the winter of 2026, Air India aims to operate 60 daily departures (120 ATMs) from NMIA.

Air India Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Campbell Wilson said the company looks forward to commencing operations from NMIA, as Mumbai “joins the league of world cities with more than one airport.”

“We are happy to work with Adani Airports to develop NMIA not only as a gateway to the rest of India, but also as one of the country’s key global transit hubs for both passengers and cargo, given its strategic geographical location. At the Air India Group, we are proud to lead the charge in connecting the West to the East and beyond via India, and our expansion at NMIA will support India’s growth as a global aviation hub,” Wilson said.

Adani Airport Holdings Ltd CEO Arun Bansal said his company is delighted to welcome the Air India Group to NMIA as a valued airline partner.

“Their ambitious expansion plans and global vision are perfectly aligned with our aim of making NMIA a benchmark in global aviation,” Bansal said.