City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Vijay Singhal, at a recent press conference, stated that the total passenger capacity of Navi Mumbai International Airport would be 90 million passengers per annum (MPPA) once it is fully operational with four fully functional terminals by 2036. With such high capacity, the airport would carry almost the same number of passengers as London’s Heathrow airport, which is more than 80 MPPA.

Once fully operational, the Navi Mumbai International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport are expected to carry about 150 MPPA, providing a vast network of flights to passengers from both airports. This development finally puts the financial capital of India at par with cities like New York, London, Paris, Tokyo and so on, all of which have twin airports to manage high traffic.