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Mumbai airport allocates slots to 38 international airlines for Summer 2027, 12 services affected

Mumbai airport allocates slots to 38 international airlines for Summer 2027, 12 services affected

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Iraq airspace is now available again, enabling Air India to run nonstop flights between Delhi, Mumbai and New York, which shave about four hours off the travel time compared with the earlier Rome one‑stop routes.

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  • left · 2 outlets

    Adani Airports Holdings CEO Arun Bansal says, “Like a landlord tells its airlines to vacate his property… we have told airlines you have to vacate from April. After that where you go is your choice.”

    — The Hindu

  • center · 2 outlets

    NEW DELHI: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has allocated slots to 38 of the 50 international airlines for the Summer 2027 schedule. Sources at the airport said, "Twelve airlines, operating around 16 daily departures to 14 destinations, have not been allocated slots here…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 2 outlets

    Mumbai International Airport has proposed shifting flights to 14 international destinations to the new Navi Mumbai International Airport. This move aims to free up capacity for the redevelopment of Terminal 1 at the current airport. If airlines do not voluntarily surrender slots, the airport…

    — The Economic Times

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NEW DELHI: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has allocated slots to 38 of the 50 international airlines for the Summer 2027 schedule. Sources at the airport said, "Twelve airlines, operating around 16 daily departures to 14 destinations, have not been allocated slots here…

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Mumbai airport allocates slots to 38 international airlines for Summer 2027, 12 services affected

NEW DELHI: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has allocated slots to 38 of the 50 international airlines for the Summer 2027 schedule. Sources at the airport said, "Twelve airlines, operating around 16 daily departures to 14 destinations, have not been allocated slots here…

The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

MIAL seeks to shift 14 international flights to Navi Mumbai Airport by Nov 3

Mumbai International Airport has proposed shifting flights to 14 international destinations to the new Navi Mumbai International Airport. This move aims to free up capacity for the redevelopment of Terminal 1 at the current airport. If airlines do not voluntarily surrender slots, the airport…

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