Overview
- Adani says NMIA will launch with free high‑speed Wi‑Fi (up to 10 Mbps) and real‑time updates via the Adani OneApp, with BSNL providing 4G/5G‑ready mobile services built on indigenous networks.
- Operations begin December 25 with a limited schedule—48 flights on day one and 12‑hour daily operations—ramping to 24/7 by February, with international services slated to start in March.
- User fees at NMIA will be higher initially (for example, Rs 620 domestic departing UDF vs Rs 175 at Mumbai), and AERA has agreed in principle to a unified tariff methodology now under review.
- To ease congestion, select peak‑hour flights will shift from Mumbai’s CSMIA to NMIA as general aviation relocates, while plans progress for NMIA‑based MRO capacity and expanded flight simulators.
- Adani targets Rs 1 lakh crore in airport investments over five years and will bid for all 11 airports up for leasing, has deferred CSMIA Terminal 1 redevelopment to about 2030, and reiterates it will not start an airline.