Nearly 91% International Traffic To Remain Unaffected By Mumbai Airport's T1 Upgrade

Around 91 per cent of international passenger traffic at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will remain unaffected during the redevelopment of Terminal 1, with 39 of the 50 international airlines continuing operations at the airport under the Summer 2027 schedule.The remaining 11 carriers, which together operate around 16 daily departures to select destinations, may shift the affected services to the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) from the end of March 2027, people aware of the matter said.Major international airlines, including Emirates, Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Thai Airways, British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France and Turkish Airlines, will continue operating from CSMIA's Terminal 2.The redevelopment of Terminal 1, commissioned in 1964, is being undertaken primarily to address structural and safety concerns flagged in audits conducted by Structwel in 2017 and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2024, the people said.The findings have underscored the need to replace the ageing, six-decade-old…