Cargo Breaking News
Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is nearing completion of its state-of-the-art cargo terminal and gearing up for inauguration and operation by August 16, 2025. As per an official statement, NMIA will have dedicated integrated cargo terminal (for both domestic and international) with handling capacity of 0.5 milion tonnes per annum in phase 1 and 2 and will be further scaled up to 3.25 million metric tonnes post completion of final phase. As of now, Adani Group has also announced infrastructure upgradation at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. CSMIA will temporarily shut down a part of its cargo facilities and not have freighter operations from August 16, 2025, ‘until further notice’, as per the official statement. Private and charter planes operating to and from CSMIA will be moved to Navi Mumbai too. Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) has informed operators it is doing so to carry out multiple airside works including building new taxiways for Runway 14/32 to enhance its capacity and bring efficiency in operations. The Navi Mumbai Airport will be inaugurated this June and it may become operational before the Aug 16 deadline for freighter movement at CSMIA, said reports.
