The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal transferring the ownership of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) constructing the Navi Mumbai international airport to the Adani Airport Holdings. A statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said the land acquisition for the greenfield international airport, which will come up on 1,160 hectares, stood complete.

The first phase of the airport is expected to be completed in 2023-24, it said. The Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) had a change in ownership. GVK Airports Developers Ltd, which had a 50.5 per cent share, has been taken over by Adani Airport Holdings Ltd, it said.