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Navi Mumbai Airport Receives First International Freighter Service From Hong Kong Air Cargo

The launch signals NMIA's planned rapid expansion of international cargo links to Asia, Europe, West Asia through phased, technology-enabled cargo facilities.

Overview

  • Hong Kong Air Cargo began dedicated freighter operations to Navi Mumbai on 16 August 2026, running three weekly A330-200F flights with about 60 tonnes of import and export capacity per sector.
  • Navi Mumbai International Ltd says the Hong Kong link is the first of a planned ramp-up that will add around 13 more international freighter services in coming phases.
  • Airport operator NMIAL is a special-purpose vehicle with a 74% Adani Group stake and 26% held by CIDCO, and it is positioning NMIA as a new logistics gateway for western India.
  • Aeroprime Group acted as the local facilitator and GSA for the launch, saying close commercial coordination, operational readiness and regulatory engagement made the quick start-up possible.
  • NMIA plans phased, scalable, tech-enabled cargo infrastructure aligned with India’s National Logistics Policy and Maharashtra’s 2024 Logistics Policy to boost express and specialised trade and create new opportunities for exporters and importers.