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Centre Pauses Mumbai Airport Plan to Cut International Flights
Mumbai airport had planned to reduce the number of international flights leaving from Terminal 2.
The plan would have cut 265 departures each week starting October 25.
The airport said it wanted to make more room for domestic flights.
Airlines objected to the proposed cuts.
On Tuesday, the Union government put the plan on hold.
The Civil Aviation Ministry told the airport operator to meet with airlines and other groups again.
They must work on a new transition plan.
The article does not say what the new plan will be.
The Union government put on hold a plan to reduce international departures from Mumbai airport’s Terminal 2 by 33 per cent.
The airport operator had planned to cut 265 weekly international departures from October 25 to make room for domestic flights.
The pause came after airlines pushed back against the proposed cuts.
The decision was made on Tuesday, the deadline for airlines to identify flights they would give up.
The Civil Aviation Ministry directed Adani Airports Holdings Limited to convene stakeholders and prepare a fresh transition plan.
- Who
- The Union government, the Civil Aviation Ministry, Adani Airports Holdings Limited, airlines and industry bodies including IATA and FIA.
- What
- The government paused a planned 33 per cent cut in international departures from Mumbai airport’s Terminal 2 and ordered a fresh transition plan.
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport’s Terminal 2 in Mumbai.
- When
- The pause was announced on Tuesday, the deadline set for airlines to choose flights to give up; the planned cuts were to start October 25.
- Why
- The airport planned the cuts to make room for domestic flights; the government paused the plan after airlines pushed back.
Airlines and industry groups
Airport operator’s stated plan
Proposed international flight cuts
Airlines and industry groups
Airlines pushed back against the plan to cut international departures.
Airport operator’s stated plan
The airport operator planned the cuts to make room for domestic flights.
Key facts
- Planned reduction
- 33 per cent of international departures from Terminal 2
- Flights affected
- 265 weekly international departures
- Planned start date
- October 25
- Airport operator
- Adani Airports Holdings Limited (AAHL)
- Government action
- Plan put on hold; operator directed to call another stakeholder meeting and prepare a fresh transition plan
- Participants cited
- Airlines, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA)
Sources
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