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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicMumbai Airport

Topic: Mumbai Airport

MIAL prepares to demolish defunct Terminal 1A of Mumbai airport amid grand revamp plans

Terminal 1 will be demolished only after 2nd phase of Navi Mumbai airport is completed in 2029. By then, Terminal 1A will have been refurbished to cater to some of the shortfall.

Our take on Taliban press conference, Haryana IPS officer suicide, CJI Gavai & more—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Heavy rain-hit runway in Mumbai causes Air India flight to skid, aircraft grounded for checks

The aircraft taxied safely to the gate, and no injuries were reported among passengers or crew while landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Monday morning.

Recurring aircraft defects to faded runway lines, DGCA check reveals safety lapses at key airports

Two teams led by the joint director general of the DGCA started a survey of airports following a 19 June order, days after the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad.

Adani-run Mumbai airport sparks airline lobbying over new payment rules

In a 31 December letter to an airlines body, the airport justified the change by pointing out its 'deteriorating financial position' and 'significant debt obligations'.

NIA arrests two members of ISIS sleeper cell’s module from Mumbai airport

The two accused had non-bailable warrants issued against them by the NIA Special Court, Mumbai. The agency had also declared Rs 3 lakh cash award each for information about them.

Mumbai airport reintroduces ‘Pawfect’ initiative. 9 adorable dogs to greet passengers at departures area

Mumbai International Airport is only Indian airport with ‘Pawfect’ initiative. It shared a video on social media showing the nine companions interacting with passengers.

Was IndiGo flight landing close to Air India plane on runway a safety lapse? What rules say

Air traffic controllers cleared flights; not a safety lapse, says their guild. Civil aviation directorate initiates a probe into incident that occurred Saturday at Mumbai airport.

Close shave as IndiGo flight lands while Air India plane takes off from same runway at Mumbai airport

IndiGo says its flight from Indore was given landing clearance by ATC. DGCA has initiated a probe and de-rostered an air traffic controller involved in the incident.

Indian airports currently lag behind global ones in a key revenue stream, but change is in the air

India’s major airports earned average of $4.3/customer in 2023-24 from non-aeronautical sources, much lesser than $7.2-15.9 of global ones, according to rating agency ICRA.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.