The ministry asked stakeholders to work out a win-win transition plan.
It suggested delaying the shift of international flights by a few weeks.
Airlines and Adani will meet on October 13 and again on October 20.
Adani must submit its Major Development Plan request for Terminal 1.
BW Businessworld reported that the Terminal 1 plan has been put on hold.
Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha chaired the meeting.
Airlines, Adani Airport Holdings, the Federation of Indian Airlines, IATA and the Airports Authority of India were among those present, according to Millennium Post.
IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet were among the airlines represented.
The ministry suggested delaying the proposed partial shifting of international flights to Navi Mumbai International Airport by a few weeks.
It asked Adani Airports, airlines and other stakeholders to work out an agreeable, win-win transition plan.
Airlines and Adani Airport Holdings will meet on October 13, followed by another meeting on October 20 to finalise the plan, according to Millennium Post.
The ministry also directed Adani Airports to submit its request for the Major Development Plan for the redevelopment of Terminal 1.
The Major Development Plan is a key requirement for taking the wider redevelopment exercise forward.
BW Businessworld reported that the government has put Adani Airports’ Terminal 1 plan on hold.
Adani Airport Holdings had asked airlines to cut 33% of international flights from Mumbai or discontinue them by October 25.
The proposal was to suspend 265 of 770 weekly international departures at Terminal 2.
The operator said the reduction is needed to free up check-in counters, baggage belts, gates and office space at Terminal 2 for domestic operations moving from Terminal 1.
Airlines opposed the proposed timeline, arguing that the changes would be hard to implement operationally and need more time for planning.
IATA has called the plan forceful relocation and said any move should be based on airlines’ choice.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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