Mumbai: Mumbai International Airport's plan to shift local airlines to its new terminal T2 is stuck in confusion and conflict, with all low-fare carriers demanding that they continue to operate out of the older terminal.
Senior executives at IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir told ET that none of them will move to T2 as it will be insufficient to cater to growing traffic.
Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) currently has two departure terminals, T1A and T1B, and one arrival terminal apart from T2. Air India and GoAir, which used to operate from T1A, have shifted to T2 and T1B respectively, leaving T1A empty.
MIAL has told airlines that it isn't cost effective to continue with both terminals.
But airlines have opposed MIAL's plans to stop operating the older terminals, saying T2 will exhaust its passenger handling capacity in about 15 months.
02/03/16 Anirban Chowdhury/Economic Times
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Senior executives at IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir told ET that none of them will move to T2 as it will be insufficient to cater to growing traffic.
Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) currently has two departure terminals, T1A and T1B, and one arrival terminal apart from T2. Air India and GoAir, which used to operate from T1A, have shifted to T2 and T1B respectively, leaving T1A empty.
MIAL has told airlines that it isn't cost effective to continue with both terminals.
But airlines have opposed MIAL's plans to stop operating the older terminals, saying T2 will exhaust its passenger handling capacity in about 15 months.
02/03/16 Anirban Chowdhury/Economic Times
