Archive · 1 Dec 2025
Push to Rename Navi Mumbai Airport After Diba Patil
People in Navi Mumbai want to rename the new international airport after a famous social worker named Diba Patil.
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra promised to rename the airport within two months, and that deadline is coming up soon.
The airport is set to start operating with commercial flights on December 25, 2025.
The organizers of the renaming movement are meeting to plan their next steps and will hold a press conference to share their plans.
They are hoping the government will keep its promise and rename the airport in honor of Diba Patil.
The demand to rename Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) after social activist Diba Patil has intensified as the deadline for the renaming approaches.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had assured that the airport would be renamed within two months, with the deadline ending on December 3, 2025.
Commercial operations at the airport are expected to begin on December 25, 2025.
Bhumiputra organisations across the five coastal districts held a strategy meeting to discuss future actions for the renaming movement.
A press conference is scheduled for December 2, 2025, to outline the future course of action for the renaming agitation.
- Who
- Organizers of the renaming movement, including MP Suresh Mhatre and Bhumiputra organisations
- What
- Push to rename Navi Mumbai International Airport after social activist Diba Patil
- When
- Deadline for renaming is December 3, 2025; commercial operations start December 25, 2025
- Where
- Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To honor social activist Diba Patil and fulfill a promise made by the Chief Minister
- Airport Name
- Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA)
- Proposed New Name
- Loknete Diba Patil Navi Mumbai International Airport
- Deadline for Renaming
- December 3, 2025
- Commercial Operations Start
- December 25, 2025
- Press Conference Date
- December 2, 2025
- Press Conference Location
- MP Suresh Mhatre’s RK Builders office, Mankoli Naka, Bhiwandi
- Key Organizer
- MP Suresh Mhatre
- Coordinator
- CA Nilesh Dnyaneshwar Patil