Adani Group-operated Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai will have an 8% increase in weekly flight movements in the summer schedule of 2024.
The airport will see 951 daily movements in comparison to 882 in the summer schedule of 2023. There will be over 6,657 weekly movements which translates to an 8% increase in weekly flight operations. The summer schedule will be effective from March 31, 2024, till October 26, 2024.
In a statement, the airport said, "With travel gaining momentum in India, CSMIA is poised to serve passengers with improved connectivity and an enhanced flight schedule this summer, adding convenience and comfort to travellers. There will be an increase in services to international destinations like Paris, Doha, and Hanoi and to the newly introduced route - Tashkent."
India's largest airline in terms of market share and fleet size, IndiGo will have 1,255 weekly departures, while Air India will have 539 weekly departures, and Vistara will have 519 weekly departures respectively. Flights to Delhi, Srinagar, Ayodhya and Kolkata will see a big increase in weekly flights. There will be 27 additional weekly flights to Delhi, 28 to Srinagar, 14 to Ayodhya and 9 to Kolkata.
CSMIA takes cognisance of the needs of passengers and the rising demand for air travel. Travellers will experience 682 domestic and 269 international movements to international destinations including the newly introduced routes.
Vistara will have 5 weekly flights to Paris and daily flights to Hanoi, 4 weekly flights to Doha by Akasa Air to Doha and Uzbekistan Airways will operate two weekly flights to Tashkent.
At the beginning of February, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry had imposed a cap on slots. MOCA said, "While Mumbai Airport is running at its full capacity, it was found that the persistent congestion was caused due to excessive slot distribution with limited time margins on behalf of the airport operator. Witnessed non-adherence of the slots on behalf of the airlines and Non-scheduled operations during peak hours."
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) issued directives to the airport operator which restricted air traffic movements between 0800 hours - 1100 hours, 1700 - 2000 hours and 2115 hours -2315 hours. General aviation aircraft operations from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM have been restricted.
In a statement on February 28, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said, "The air traffic situation at the Mumbai post above initiatives is being monitored and has shown improvement from 19th Feb’24 onwards. MoCA is closely monitoring the air traffic situation at Mumbai and is committed to reducing the inconvenience caused to the travelling passengers."
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