Global airlines’ body, IATA, has expressed concern over Mumbai airport’s plan to temporarily halt cargo aircraft movement at the facility from August this year for an infrastructure upgrade. IATA took up the matter with the Adani Group-operated Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) in January this year, requesting clarification, but has not yet received a response. The airlines body said it wrote to MIAL requesting clarification as well as compliance with MoCA’s guidelines and the Worldwide Airport Slot Board’s (WASB) best practices. This follows MIAL’s letter dated February 9 this year, addressed to airlines, in which the airport operator reiterated its plan to temporarily suspend freight operations during the taxiway construction works. Last December, MIAL had informed the airlines about its plans to shut freighter aircraft movement from August 2026 to May 31, 2027 for reconstruction work at an apron that is used by cargo aircraft, as per a report.
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