Navi Mumbai airport flights: FLY91 launches direct flights to Sindhudurg, Jalgaon, Goa and Agatti

Regional airline FLY91 began operations from Navi Mumbai International Airport on Monday with its first flight arriving from Hyderabad and receiving a water cannon salute at the airportThe airline will operate direct flights from Navi Mumbai to Sindhudurg Jalgaon Goa and Agatti in the Lakshadweep Islands as part of its winter scheduleWith the addition of Navi Mumbai FLY91 now operates to 14 domestic destinations and has five stations in MaharashtraFLY91 to operate 350plus weekly flightsFLY91 said it will operate more than 350 weekly flights across 14 destinations during the winter schedule The airline currently operates a fleet of six aircraft and has placed a firm order for 40 ATR 72600 aircraftThe aircraft are scheduled to be delivered between 2027 and 2032 with the airline planning to expand its fleet to 60 aircraftFLY91 founder managing director and CEO Manoj Chacko said the airline had started operations twoandahalf years ago with two aircraft serving three destinationsNavi Mumbai is an important addition to FLY91s network It is our 14th destination and fifth in Maharashtra Chacko saidFLY91 network includes Goa Pune Hyderabad AgattiWith the addition of Navi Mumbai FLY91s network includes Goa Sindhudurg Jalgaon Solapur Pune Bengaluru Hyderabad Agatti Kochi Hubballi Rajahmundry Vijayawada and TirupatiThe airline said the new routes would provide direct connections between Navi Mumbai and destinations in Maharashtra along the west coast and in the Lakshadweep IslandsNMIA planned to handle 90 million passengers annuallyNavi Mumbai International Airport is planned to handle up to 90 million passengers annually once all phases are completed with an initial capacity of 20 million passengersThe airport is also designed to handle up to 05 million metric tonnes of cargo annuallyFLY91s first flight from Navi Mumbai was operated by an allwomen crew and carried investors supporters and others associated with the airline the carrier saidMumbai Airport airlines may shift to Navi Mumbai due to T1 reconstructionMeanwhile airlines operating from Terminal 1 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport may relocate operations to Navi Mumbai or temporarily suspend services from October 25 as Mumbai International Airport Ltd MIAL prepares to begin demolition and reconstruction in January 2027 The new terminal is expected to be commissioned in 202930MIAL said the redevelopment is in line with the tariff order of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India AERADemolition was planned for mid2025 but was deferred because airlines had no alternative operating facility With Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd NMIAL now operational MIAL said carriers have an option within the Mumbai Metropolitan RegionIn line with AERAs tariff order Terminal 1 at Mumbai Airport is scheduled for demolition and reconstruction during the current control period While the demolition work was originally planned to commence in mid2025 MIAL voluntarily deferred it due to the absence of an alternative operating facility for airlines With NMIAL becoming operational airlines now have an alternative option within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Stakeholders including airlines have been informed that Terminal 1 redevelopment will commence in January 2027 hence they may choose to relocate operations to NMIAL or temporarily suspend operations effective October 25th until the new Terminal 1 at MIAL is commissioned in 202930 This is a temporary transition and MIAL will honour airlines historic slot rights once the new terminal becomes operational an MIAL spokesperson said