Navi Mumbai Airport Set for June Inauguration

• The Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) will be inaugurated in June, as announced by Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group.
• The airport will start operations a month or so after the inauguration, initially handling domestic flights before expanding to international ones.
• The Union aviation ministry recently reviewed progress at NMIA, noting that more work is needed on the terminal side and taxiways.
• Originally planned to handle one crore passengers annually, NMIA will now open with a terminal capable of handling two crore passengers annually.
• Domestic operations are expected to begin in the second half of May, with international operations commencing by the end of July.

Source: The Times Of India, Times Now News, Hindustan Times