{
  "id": 18545652,
  "title": "Mumbai Airport Pushes 12 Airlines Toward Navi Mumbai By Awarding Slots To Only 38 Of The 50 Foreign Carriers For Summer 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/mumbai-airport-pushes-12-airlines-toward-navi-mumbai-by-awarding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T18:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-airport-pushes-12-airlines-toward-navi-mumbai-by-awarding-slots-to-only-38-of-the-50-foreign-carriers-for-summer-2027"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) has assigned operating slots at Terminal-2 to just 38 of the 50 international airlines servicing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) for the Summer 2027 schedule. This decision has left at least 12 airlines, including Qatar Airways, Oman Air, and Saudia, without slots at Mumbai’s primary hub. These airlines, primarily Gulf-based, operate around 16 daily flights to 14 destinations in the Gulf, West Asia, and South Asia. The development aligns with Adani Airport Holdings Ltd's proposal to transition 14 destinations to the new Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). The airlines now have two options: shift their operations to NMIA or suspend flights to Mumbai for at least three years until Terminal-1 expansion work is completed. MIAL aims to retain 91% of the existing passenger capacity at CSMIA while transferring roughly 5 million passengers to NMIA. However, the affected airlines have expressed resistance and requested the Ministry of Civil Aviation's intervention.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The long-simmering standoff between Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) and international air carriers has entered a critical juncture as the airport has awarded operating slots at Terminal-2 (T-2) to only 38 of the 50 international airlines servicing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). Qatar Airways, Oman Air Among 12 Airlines Left Without Slots In its…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}