How Mumbai’s New Airport Could Help Lift India’s Aviation Profile
Photo Credit: Navi Mumbai International Airport. Adani Airport Holdings
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India’s booming aviation sector is set to get a major lift from two secondary airports in Delhi and Mumbai. While the projects signal India’s evolution into a global transit hub, smart pricing will be crucial to drive traffic.
Gearing up for the launch of the new airport in Mumbai, operator Adani Airport Holdings has partnered with low-cost carrier Akasa Air to commence flight operations.
Under the agreement, Akasa will operate over 100 weekly domestic departures to begin with from the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). The airline plans to scale this up to over 300 domestic and more than 50 international flights a week in the weekly schedule. In a statement, Akasa said that it will focus on international expansion into key Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian markets.
Akasa Founder and CEO Vinay Dube said, “No airline in India will have a larger percentage of its fleet and operations based out of NMIA than Akasa Air.”
This partnership came a few days after budget airline IndiGo became the first airline to sign an agreement to operate flights from it.
The airport is also key to IndiGo’s international network as CEO Pieter Elbers said earlier
