Mumbai airport handles 55.5 million passengers in CY 2025

Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), on Thursday, said passenger traffic in 2025 was driven by strong seasonal demand peak travel periods.
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Mumbai airport handled 55.5 million passengers in CY 2025, its highest ever in a single year. 

While new routes contributed to passenger flows, year on year growth was modest 1.3 per cent due to capacity constraints. In CY 2024 the airport had handled 54.8 million passengers.

Mumbai International AirportLtd (MIAL), on Thursday, said passenger traffic in 2025 was driven by strong seasonal demand peak travel periods. January was the busiest month with nearly 5 million passengers followed by November – which saw the highest single day passenger throughput of over 1.75 lakh on 29th of the month.

Significant role

Connectivity expansion played a significant role during the year, with Mumbai airport adding several new routes to its network. New international destinations launched in CY 25 included Almaty, Amman, Bali (Denpasar), Copenhagen, Fujairah, Krabi, Manchester and Tbilisi.

Domestic connectivity was further strengthened with the addition of services to Adampur, Amravati, Hindon, Jharsuguda, Porbandar and Solapur, MIAL said.

Published on January 8, 2026