Mumbai, 15 July (HS):

Navi Mumbai’s airport started its international service with Air India Express

flight taking off to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

The Air India Express

Boeing 737 Max 8 took off at 2.55 am with 100 passengers on board and landed

safely two-and-a-half hours later at Abu Dhabi in UAE. The aircraft also

carried some perishable good with it. The flight will be operated three times

in a week.

The domestic flight

services from Navi Mumbai were started on 25 December 2025. The airport is

being developed through Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited in phases

with shares by AAHAL (74%) and City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO)

(26%).

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar