Latest Mumbai Airport News & Updates

Ahmedabad, April 1 (IANS) Adani Airport Holdings on Wednesday partnered with Blinkit to bring app-based quick commerce delivery inside Mumbai Airport, allowing passengers to order essentials directly within the terminal.The service is currently live at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport’s Terminal 2 for domestic departures, aiming to make travel more convenient for passengers.With this new offering, travellers can now order essential items such as chargers, snacks, books, and pe…

Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) In a case of a fake bomb scare, a 58-year-old passenger was arrested at the Mumbai airport for allegedly creating chaos with a hoax bomb alert, police said.According to officials, the accused, Shanti Kothari, was arrested after immigration officials at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport stopped him from boarding a Mumbai-Delhi flight. The accused allegedly screamed that a bomb was planted in a Mumbai-Ghaziabad flight and created chaos on the premis…

Ahmedabad, March 7 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has uncovered an alleged network involved in exporting etomidate to Southeast Asian countries under false labels, detaining one person and launching a search for two others linked to the operation, officials said on Saturday.​ According to the ATS, the accused were sending consignments of etomidate — an anaesthetic drug that is treated as a psychotropic substance in several countries — to buyers in Malaysia and Thailand throu…

Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Several international flights were disrupted or cancelled at Mumbai airport following escalating tensions in West Asia after US-Israel strikes on Iran, leaving passengers stranded — including an Indian ice hockey team scheduled to participate in a European championship.Members of the team, who were set to travel to Germany for the tournament, expressed deep disappointment after their flight was abruptly cancelled.A passenger from Karnataka, part of the contingent, said t…

Baramati, Jan 28 (IANS) The Central government issued an exhaustive formal report on Wednesday outlining the harrowing sequence of events that led to a fatal aviation disaster near Baramati Airport. The crash resulted in the tragic demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others, including two crew members. Apart from Deputy CM Pawar, the people onboard the plane, Learjet 45 aircraft (registration VT-SSK) operated by VSR, included a personal security officer (PSO), an atte…

Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Cricket legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni extended his best wishes for the Vande Mataram CISF Coastal Cyclothon–2026, lauding it as a commendable initiative that embodies national unity, fitness, and heightened awareness on coastal security.At the Mumbai Airport, he interacted with the CISF team and stated that such initiatives foster public participation and collective responsibility while inspiring society – especially the youth – to embrace a healthy, disciplined lifestyle.”…

Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) The campaign for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections reached a fever pitch as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday delivered a scathing rebuttal to the Thackeray brothers during a MahaYuti rally at the iconic Shivaji Park. In a strategic move echoing Raj Thackeray’s famous “Lav Re To Video” (Play that video) style, Fadnavis used a giant screen to play clips of Raj and Uddhav Thackeray levelling bitter allegations against each other in the past.Add…

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) With the prices of gold skyrocketing, India is witnessing a significant increase in the number of smuggling cases. While the Customs and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) are cracking down on such cases, the worry is that smugglers are replying with newer tactics.There has been a significant increase in the number of gold paste smuggling cases. Smugglers are using this new tactic as paste is very difficult to intercept. In a recent case, the Air Intelligence …

Hyderabad, Jan 6 (IANS) The Telangana Police has arrested Falcon Invoice Discounting Managing Director Amardeep Kumar, the main accused in the digital investment scam, an official said on Tuesday.Officials of the CID arrested him at Mumbai Airport on Monday after he arrived from Iran.Additional Director General, CID, Charu Sinha, said on Tuesday that he is being brought to Hyderabad on transit remand.The CID had already issued a lookout circular against Amardeep Singh, who had allegedly fled to …

Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna, who returned to Mumbai to resume shooting for the upcoming season of ‘MasterChef India’, has expressed his concerns with Mumbai airport. On Friday, he took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared a picture of the carpet at the Terminal 2 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai. He said that the carpet poses health risks to people with respiratory problems. However, he also praised the airport administration…