Navi Mumbai Airport is all set to keep its commitment and begin commercial operations at the scheduled time by December 2024. Navi Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. took over the construction of the airport and a change in management happened in August 2021. Now, the company has focused all its efforts on completing the first and second phases of the airport and achieving commercial operations scheduled for December 2024.
Nearly 2,800 metres of the 3,700-metre long run runway strip has been laid and the remaining portion will be completed after the flattening of a hillock on the site by January end. Construction of the terminal, ATC tower and ancillary buildings is underway. IOC will lay a common-use underground fuel pipeline from JNPA to the airport. Contracts for baggage handling, x-ray machines, aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicles have been finalised, as per a report.