Forced to act after MIAL didn’t: Govt on Mumbai flight cut directive

The aviation ministry’s directive to Adani Group’s Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) for reducing flights was issued after the operator did not “proactively” act on the issue of “excessive slot distribution”. The Jyotiraditya Scindia-led ministry late on Tuesday night said Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMI) “suffers from congestion and excess capacity on its runways which inadvertently leads to air space congestion, where flights are forced to hover over the city for a long duration of around 40-60 minutes.”