Navi Mumbai, 15 Nov (HS): Budget Airlines IndiGo and

Akasa Air will start flights connecting ten major cities in India, from

December 25 from the New Mumbai’s International Airport.

IndiGo will operate flights from the New Mumbai

Airport to cities including Delhi, Bengaluru, North Goa (Mopa), Jaipur, Nagpur,

Kochin and Mangalore. More cities will be connected in a phased manner.

The Airport has been developed to reduce the load

over Mumbai’s CSMT International Airport.

Spread over 1,160 hectare one terminal and one

runway will be opened in the first phase. The airport being developed with an

investment of Rs 19,650 crore was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

on October 8. The airport is capable of handling about 20lakh passengers every

year.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar