Early conversion and capacity adjustment
This winter, about 10/5,000 of the 55 million passengers using Mumbai Airport will travel to the new Navi Mumbai Airport. About 10 million of the 15 million passengers in Mumbai Terminal 1 (T1) are expected to be converted into T1 of Navi Mumbai by October. The remaining 5 million continue to use terminal 2 (T2) in Mumbai. To accommodate this transition, Mumbai’s T2 will increase capacity from 40 million to 45 million passengers.
Currently, all flights from Mumbai Airport (domestic and international) are from a single runway and then passengers head to T1 or T2. If you switch to a general airline, including private and chartered aircraft, to NAVI MUMBAI, the congestion of Mumbai will be further relieved, reducing flight time and improving time.
Long -term prediction and role reversal
In the future, Mumbai Airport is expected to be a secondary airport in this area as the facilities of Navi Mumbai are expanded. In the busiest cities in the world, such as London and New York, several airports perform different functions, one is the main hub and the other airport acts as a secondary airport. For example, in London, Heathrow is the busiest airport, and Gatwick, Stansted and Luton act as secondary airports. Similarly, New York’s main airports are John F. Kennedy, and Newark Liberty and Laguardia function as secondary airports. In 2024, the airport will remain as a hydro in Mumbai for this decade, and during this period, the new Navi Mumbai airport acts as Gatwick for Metropolis.
By 2030, NAVI MUMBAI and MUMBAI airports are expected to handle more than 50 million passengers every year. By 2032, however, Navi Mumbai will overtake Mumbai and become a major airport supported by new terminals and additional runways.
The T1 of Navi Mumbai, a 20 million passenger annually, is expected to reach saturation by the fastest mid -2012 at the Greenfield Airport Terminal. The second terminal (T2) can accommodate 30 million passengers every year by 2029. The expansion effort will continue to increase the number of passengers in Mumbai T2 and Navi Mumbai T1.
Navi Mumbai Airport’s growth and future prospects
Navi Mumbai Airport will continue to expand by planning an additional terminal building and expanding its capacity over the next 10 years. As the airport develops, it will play an important role in increasing demand for MMR’s aviation travel.
Reduction of Mumbai as a major hub
Despite its current status as one of India’s busiest airports, Mumbai’s growth potential is interfered by land restrictions and infrastructure restrictions. Mumbai Airport is expected to decrease its role because there is no more space for expansion and competition at Delhi Airport, which surpassed Mumbai. As Navi Mumbai continues to grow, Mumbai will eventually replace it with the dominant airport in the region.
However, the rise in Navi Mumbai Airport will not restore the status of Mumbai as the leader of airport transportation. Delhi’s airport, along with the new Jewar airport, will soon be more likely to handle the passenger than the combination of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
