IndiGo to shift twelve flights to Navi Mumbai airport starting February 2027

IndiGo will shift twelve daily international departures from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to the new Navi Mumbai International Airport starting in February 2027. This transition forms part of a phased expansion plan led jointly by the airline and Adani Airport Holdings Ltd. The move will cover existing routes to Bahrain, Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah, Kuwait, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Muscat, Dhaka, and Jakarta. IndiGo will also launch a daily service to Kathmandu, bringing its total international network at the new facility to twelve destinations between February and July 2027.

Flight Connections

The airline will move supporting domestic flight connections from the old airport to the new hub so passengers can transfer easily between domestic and international routes. The companies are coordinating ground operations to make these transfers smooth. Final dates for shifting these services will be announced once project planning is done and regulatory approvals are secured.

Airport Redevelopment

This shift helps ease crowd pressure at the existing Mumbai airport and makes room for its terminal redevelopment, which includes updating Terminal 1 by 2030. At the older airport, the freed capacity will allow IndiGo to launch new international routes to Asia, Africa, and Europe in 2027 using its aircraft fleet. IndiGo operates more than 430 planes and runs nearly 2,200 daily flights to over 95 domestic and 40 international locations. Adani Airport Holdings manages eight airports in total, including both Mumbai locations.

Context

Large cities with high air travel demand often develop secondary airports to handle overflowing passenger traffic when older facilities reach their maximum capacity. Phasing airline operations across two different hubs requires careful coordination of ground transport, passenger connections, and terminal facilities. Redeveloping active airport terminals while keeping flights running is a common challenge for aviation operators managing growing city networks.