Tue. Oct 6th, 2026

Mumbai airport dispute: Adani’s incentives, airlines’ objections and the October 25 deadline

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Adani has offered a one-year waiver on landing charges at Navi Mumbai, according to Daily Excelsior.

It has also offered cash vouchers to international passengers.

Airlines have opposed the proposal to cut 265 weekly international slots from October 25.

IATA has called the plan forceful relocation.

The Civil Aviation Ministry met both sides on October 6.

Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha was to chair the 2 pm meeting, according to Daily Excelsior.

IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet and Adani Airports were among those expected to attend.

Adani Airport Holdings has proposed temporarily discontinuing 265 of 770 weekly international departure slots at Terminal 2 from October 25.

The cuts would affect 46 airlines.

The freed-up capacity at Terminal 2 would be used to accommodate domestic traffic shifted from Terminal 1, which is being redeveloped.

Airlines are to either cut flights or relocate them to Navi Mumbai airport.

About 5 million of Mumbai’s 55 million annual passengers, around 9%, would be temporarily affected by the Terminal 1 work, according to Daily Excelsior.

The International Air Transport Association, or IATA, has opposed what it calls forceful relocation.

IATA has said the move should be based on market forces and airlines’ choice and not on mandated relocations.

TradingView, citing Moody’s, reported that airlines rejected the proposal on Friday and repeated their opposition on Sunday.

LatestLY reported that airlines were reluctant to move operations to Navi Mumbai.

As incentives, Adani has offered a one-year waiver on landing charges at Navi Mumbai and cash vouchers to international passengers to offset fee differences, according to Daily Excelsior.

Adani has cited the age of Terminal 1 and an April fire incident, saying the risks of continuing operations have become more pronounced.

The reports available on October 6 did not include the outcome of the meeting.

The first reports of the proposal came on October 3, when the airport operator asked airlines to name the slots to be dropped by 4 pm on October 6.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0


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