Mumbai: The long-awaited Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) officially began operations on Thursday, nearly three decades after it was first conceived to ease congestion at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The launch marks a historic milestone in India’s aviation infrastructure expansion. The inaugural flight, IndiGo 6E 460 from Bengaluru,…
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