I genuinely don’t understand the logic behind pushing flights to smaller tier-2/tier-3 cities to Navi Mumbai airport instead of keeping at least some connectivity from the main Mumbai airport.
The people travelling on these routes are often students, families, working professionals, or people visiting home — not luxury travellers casually spending ₹2-3k extra on airport transfers without caring.
For someone living in Mumbai suburbs or South/Central Mumbai, getting to Navi Mumbai airport could easily mean:
₹800–1500 cab fare
extra tolls
2+ hours of travel depending on traffic
and limited direct public transport initially
So the “cheaper flight” becomes pointless because the ground transport cost itself becomes absurd.
What’s frustrating is Mumbai already has one of the highest living costs in the country. Rent is insane, daily commute is exhausting, and now even catching a flight to smaller hometowns becomes more expensive and inconvenient.
I understand congestion at the current airport is a real issue. But why is the burden of solving that falling entirely on passengers? Why not improve rail/metro connectivity first before shifting routes? Or keep a balanced distribution instead of making people cross the entire MMR region?
Feels like every infrastructure decision here is made assuming everyone has endless money and time.
Would genuinely like to know if there’s an actual operational reason behind this, or if this is just another “adjust karo” situation for Mumbai residents.
Like it wasn’t enough that most roads are being dug up and I face challenges daily as the the road to my flat has been blocked too. I haven’t even pursued my hobbies after I moved to Mumbai, how do people even live here? Is this even life?