Navi Mumbai International Airport inauguration : PM Modi inaugurates phase 1 of airport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Phase 1 of the Navi Mumbai International Airport. Built at a cost of Rs 19,650 crore under a public-private partnership between Adani Airports and CIDCO, it has an annual passenger handling capacity of 9 crore passengers and an annual cargo handling capacity of 3.25 MMT. This second international airport for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region aims to ease congestion at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and elevate Mumbai’s status among global cities with multi-airport systems.