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Mumbai Airport creates record, handles 1003 flight movements in 24 hours

 ~CSIA creates new world record for single-runway operations by handling 1003 arrivals & take-offs within 24-hour timeframe ~   Mumbai, June 06, 2018: Mumbai’s GVK Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), the company that manages the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport achieved yet another milestone by handling the maximum number of flights in a 24-hour timeframe. On …

Mumbai – Kabul air-freight corridor inaugurated

  Mumbai, December 28, 2017:  A historic moment was created at the Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), yesterday when an aircraft carrying perishables arrived in Mumbai from Kabul, Afghanistan. This opened up a dedicated air freight corridor between the two cities which was planned during the meeting of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi …

Travel club lounge opens at Terminal 1 of Mumbai Airport

Mumbai, December 22, 2017: GVK Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd (MIAL), the company that administers the city’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) inaugurated the Travel Club lounge, at Terminal 1. The lounge will be operated by TFS Pvt Ltd. The lounge promises luxurious hospitality and high quality services, assuring maximum comfort to passengers transiting through …

Mumbai Airport to host Helios’ first travel retail store in India

Mumbai, August 21, 2017: Luxury watch brand Helios, from Titan, has entered the travel retail segment with its first airport store in India at Terminal 1 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), administered by GVK Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (MIAL). The expansive retail arena at the Mumbai Airport, coupled with the high number …

Mumbai Airport awarded Carbon Neutrality Certification by Airports Council International (ACI)

In just five years Mumbai Airport progressed from level 1 to level 3+, the highest level of environmental certification – Carbon Neutrality Mumbai, May 30, 2017: GVK MIAL, the company that administers the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) became the proud recipient of Level 3+ Carbon Neutrality certification by Airports Council International (ACI), the global …

Lufthansa’s Airbus A350-900XWB makes a debut at Mumbai Airport

Mumbai to be one of the only three destinations in the world where Lufthansa operates its latest Airbus A350-900 XWB CSIA becomes the first Indian airport to handle daily operations of two Airbus A350-900 XWB Mumbai, April 16, 2017: The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) witnessed the fly-in of the Airbus A350-900 XWB by Europe’s …

GVK CSIA conducts full scale mock Emergency drill ‘Operation Black Panther’ at Mumbai Airport

  Mumbai, March 09, 2017: With a view to examine the prudence and efficacy of the emergency response plan to cope with an aircraft emergency, Mumbai International Airport Limited (GVK MIAL) conducted a Full-Scale Aerodrome Emergency Exercise – ‘Operation Black Panther’ at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (GVK CSIA) in Mumbai, between 10.00 am and 2.00 pm on 9th March, 2017.  In …

American Motorcycle manufacturer, Harley Davidson, launches maiden merchandise showroom at Mumbai Airport

January 30, 2017: In line with its endeavor to offer an array of renowned global brands to travelers transiting through the city, Mumbai International Airport announced the launch of Harley Davidson’s first merchandise-only showroom, Mach-1, at the iconic T2. The showroom, spread across an area of 500 sq ft, will give travellers an opportunity to …