IndiGo and Akasa Air have officially announced that their respective flight operations will commence from the new Adani-owned Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) from December 25, 2025.
It may be recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated Phase-1 of the NMIA which was constructed at a cost of Rs 19,650 crore, on October 8, 2025.
IndiGo announced that its flight operations will begin from NMIA from December 25 with domestic air services to 10 cities across India including Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, North Goa (Mopa), Jaipur, Nagpur, Cochin, and Mangalore, from December 25.
IndiGo also said that it plans to expand its operations from NMIA by adding direct routes to more destinations from 2026.
IndiGo already operates more than 2,300 daily flights to more than 130 destinations, including 90 domestic airports.
Meanwhile, Akasa Air stated that it will schedule flights from the NMIA from December 25, to connect directly with four Indian cities.
Akasa Air will operate its maiden flight between Delhi and NMIA on December 25 which will be followed by flights to Goa, Kochi and Ahmedabad.
The airline stated that it will increase flight operations from NMIA by up to 300 domestic and 50 international weekly departures by 2026.
Akasa said it plans to ramp up to 10 parking bases by the end of FY2027, with a focused international expansion into key Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian markets.
Commenting on the development, Akasa Air Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer Praveen Iyer said that, “For Akasa Air, NMIA strengthens our strategic presence in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and western India, allowing us to optimise capacity deployment and capture new demand pools”.