First commercial flight set to land at Navi Mumbai airport, IndiGo to operate inaugural flight
MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai airport project is set to cross a major milestone on Sunday as the first-ever commercial aircraft will make a landing on its new runway around noon. IndiGo is expected to operate the inaugural flight into Navi Mumbai airport on December 29, said sources.
Commercial airline flights, carrying passengers, is expected to begin around March end, when the Navi Mumbai airport will be commissioned.
In October, the Indian Air Force operated inaugural flights to Navi Mumbai airport with an Airbus C-295 aircraft touching down on the brand new runway 08-26. A Sukhoi SU-30 too did a low flypast, prompting a round of applause from the gathered crowd.
However, IAF aircraft landings are not the norm for a civil airport. The significant milestone is crossed when a commercial aircraft—the one that carries passengers—makes a landing, testing the new runway, the air navigation services, the landing aids installed on the ground, etc. Officials from CIDCO and Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited will attend the event.
