关于将国际航班从孟买机场迁至新建的纳维孟买机场的争议正在加剧，各航空公司强烈反对任何强制性的搬迁措施。国际航空运输协会（IATA）已致函印度民航部，反对任何强制将国际航班从孟买机场2号航站楼转移的安排。该协会表示，航班的迁移应当是自愿的，并且必须基于新机场在商业和运营方面的可行性来判断是否适合各航空公司使用。IATA还担心这一迁移过程会影响到各航空公司的现有运营模式及其在孟买机场的长期运营权益（例如航班时刻表安排等）。
The standoff over the proposed shift of international flights from Mumbai Airport to the new Navi Mumbai Airport is intensifying, with airlines pushing back against any move to make the relocation mandatory. The International Air Transport Association has written to the Ministry of Civil Aviation opposing any forced transfer of international operations from Mumbai Airport's Terminal 2. The airline body said any move to shift flights to Navi Mumbai should be voluntary and based on whether the new airport is commercially and operationally viable for individual airlines.IATA has also raised concerns about how the transition would affect airlines' existing operations and their historic slot rights at Mumbai Airport. The association said airlines need clarity that the wider operating ecosystem at Navi Mumbai Airport will be fully in place before they are expected to move their operations.
航空公司为何抵制这一搬迁计划？ IATA坚决反对任何旨在减少孟买机场运力、并以此为借口强制航空公司将部分航班迁至纳维孟买机场的提议。该协会多次指出，印度民航部在制定搬迁计划时并未充分征求各航空公司的意见。对航空公司而言，这个问题远不止是将航班从一个机场转移到另一个机场那么简单——这关系到他们的长期运营利益和商业前景。
Why airlines are resisting the moveIATA has opposed any proposal to reduce capacity at Mumbai Airport and use that reduction to require airlines to shift a certain share of their existing operations to Navi Mumbai. The association has also repeatedly said Mumbai Airport has not adequately consulted airlines about the proposed transition and relocation. For airlines, the issue goes beyond simply moving flights from one airport to another.
机场运营的变化可能影响航班时刻表、飞机利用率、旅客中转衔接以及宝贵机场时刻的获取。因此，国际航空运输协会（IATA）要求，在航空公司被迫做出决策之前，必须对过渡期的具体运作方式获得更大的确定性。孟买机场为何希望实施这一转变运营孟买机场的孟买国际机场有限公司（MIAL）一直强调，1号航站楼的改造工作不容拖延。该机场运营商表示，1号航站楼的拆除工作原计划于2025年年中启动，但由于当时没有可供该机场航空公司使用的替代设施，因此被推迟。
Changes in airport operations can affect flight schedules, aircraft utilisation, passenger connectivity and access to valuable airport slots.IATA has therefore sought greater certainty on how the transition would work before airlines are required to make decisions. Why Mumbai Airport wants the shiftMumbai International Airport Ltd , which operates Mumbai Airport, has maintained that the redevelopment of Terminal 1 cannot be delayed. The airport operator said demolition of T1 was originally planned for mid-2025 but was postponed because there was no alternative facility available for airlines operating from the airport.
随着新孟买机场正式投入运营，MIAL表示，从10月25日起，航空公司将面临两个选择：要么将运营转移至新孟买机场，要么暂时暂停运营，直至孟买机场改造后的1号航站楼在2029至2030年间投入使用。
With Navi Mumbai Airport now operational, MIAL has said airlines will have two options from October 25: move their operations to Navi Mumbai or temporarily suspend them until the redeveloped Terminal 1 at Mumbai Airport is commissioned in 2029-30.MIAL has also assured airlines that their historic slot rights at Mumbai Airport will be retained and honoured once the new T1 becomes operational.
MIAL还向航空公司保证，一旦新的1号航站楼投入运营，它们在孟买机场的历史时刻权利将得到保留和尊重。接下来会发生什么？
What happens next?
当务之急是，航空公司是否同意从10月25日起将其现有的国际业务转移至新孟买机场。
The immediate question is whether airlines will agree to move their existing international operations to Navi Mumbai from October 25.
目前的争议焦点在于过渡期应如何管理：航空公司希望搬迁是自愿的，并基于运营和商业考量进行；而MIAL则称，随着新孟买设施的可用，孟买机场1号航站楼的改造要求必须转移运营。
The dispute now centres on how the transition should be managed: airlines want the move to be voluntary and based on operational and commercial considerations, while MIAL says the redevelopment of Mumbai Airport's T1 requires operations to be shifted as the new Navi Mumbai facility becomes available.