Mumbai airport to shut T1 for 4 years from Oct 25
Mumbai, Oct 3 — Terminal 1 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will stop handling flights from October 25 for redevelopment.
MIAL plans to discontinue 265 weekly international departure slots — about one-third — at Terminal 2 from October 25. The move affects 46 airlines.
IndiGo may lose 74 slots and Air India 33, while Emirates and Etihad may each lose 10. Airlines were asked to tell MIAL by October 6 which slots they can surrender.
Airlines have resisted the plan, calling it a forced relocation, and have sought the Civil Aviation Ministry’s intervention.
Demolition of the northern section of T1 begins January 15, 2027. The new terminal is expected in 2029-30. T1 handled about 15 million passengers in 2025-26; T2 handled about 40 million. Navi Mumbai International Airport is ready to take international flights. Passengers have been advised to check airline schedules before travelling, since terminal assignments may change at short notice during the transition.
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