Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Navi Mumbai Airport's TajSATS Kitchen Supports Winter Airline Growth
Navi Mumbai International Airport has a kitchen run by TajSATS that makes meals for airplanes.
It is already working and serves more than 40 departing flights each day.
It can make up to 7,500 meals daily.
If the airport gets busier, it can be expanded to make 15,000 meals a day.
The kitchen is located inside the airport area so meals can be delivered to departing planes.
It serves both Indian and international airlines.
It can also prepare special meals, including allergen-sensitive and halal options.
The airport says the kitchen follows food safety standards.
It is intended to help support growing airline operations during the Winter 2026–27 schedule.
Navi Mumbai International Airport says its TajSATS-operated flight kitchen is already operational ahead of the Winter 2026–27 schedule.
The airport-precinct kitchen serves more than 40 departing flights daily and can produce up to 7,500 meals a day.
Its capacity can be scaled to 15,000 meals daily as airline movements and passenger volumes grow.
The facility serves domestic and international carriers, offering local meal-uplift options and special, allergen-sensitive and halal meals.
NMIA says the kitchen follows HACCP, ISO 22000 and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India requirements.
- Who
- Navi Mumbai International Airport and its catering operator, TajSATS; airport Chief Airport Officer Subhash Murikenchery commented on the facility.
- What
- An operational flight kitchen serves more than 40 departing flights daily and can produce up to 7,500 meals per day, with capacity to scale to 15,000.
- When
- The announcement was made Tuesday ahead of the Winter 2026–27 schedule, running October 25, 2026, to March 27, 2027.
- Where
- Within the Navi Mumbai International Airport precinct, in Navi Mumbai, India.
- Why
- To support growing airline operations and passenger volumes and provide catering options for domestic and international carriers.
- Operator
- TajSATS
- Current flight coverage
- More than 40 departing flights daily
- Current meal capacity
- Up to 7,500 meals per day
- Scalable meal capacity
- Up to 15,000 meals per day
- Winter 2026–27 schedule
- October 25, 2026, to March 27, 2027
- International-carrier detail
- About 40% of international carriers operating from India rely on back catering from their own flight kitchens, according to the airport.
- Cited safety standards
- HACCP, ISO 22000 and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India requirements
- Dietary options
- Special meals, allergen-sensitive menus and halal meals
