The long-awaited opening of one of India’s two major airport projects of the current decade is scheduled for next week. After getting inaugurated on October 8, 2025, December 25, 2025, has been earmarked for the first flight operations from Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA / “NMI”).
Akasa to operate first flight to Navi Mumbai Airport.
Both IndiGo and Navi Mumbai Airport are the launch operators to Navi Mumbai. And both of them will operate flights on December 25, 2025, from Delhi.
Akasa opened ticketing last night for Navi Mumbai International Airport. According to the schedule, on December 25, 2025, the first flight to operate between Delhi and Navi Mumbai will be QP1831 at 5:25 AM.
Navi Mumbai Airport will see Akasa operate the following flights:
- Delhi – Navi Mumbai – Delhi
- Goa Mopa – Navi Mumbai – Goa Mopa
- Cochin – Navi Mumbai – Cochin
- Navi Mumbai – Ahmedabad
Ticketing for these flights is now available on the Akasa website and app, and online travel agencies will soon offer this service at this airport. An official announcement is expected to be made sometime during the day. We will update this article as needed.
IndiGo will also launch flights on December 25, 2025.
While IndiGo has not formally announced a schedule, it is already offering flights to and from NMI. The flights I could spot so far were between Delhi and Navi Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Again, flights are available on IndiGo’s own channels and will hopefully be seen on the other channels soon.
The Air India group also recently confirmed it will be a major player at NMIA. Air India Express (their low-cost arm) is earmarked to operate 20 daily departures (40 ATMs) initially, connecting 15 Indian cities.
Bottomline
The date is set. On December 25, 2025, the Navi Mumbai International Airport is scheduled to commence operations. IndiGo and Akasa will be the launch operators, and they have both opened their ticketing. The first flights from both operators will be Delhi to Navi Mumbai. These are all holding schedules, and the ramp-up will be seen in 2026, I believe.
What do you think will be the fascinating destinations that will be covered from Navi Mumbai International Airport?
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