EXPLAINER — Why Adani's Mumbai airport, airlines are at odds over flight cuts

NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (Reuters) — Adani Group's Mumbai airport and airlines are sparring over plans to temporarily cut international flights to make way for the partial demolition of an ageing terminal, emails reviewed show. Here is what is at stake: What Is Adani Proposing? Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), run by Adani Airport Holdings, plans to start rebuilding the north section of Terminal 1B in January 2027. It says the risks of keeping the 60-year-old building open became more pronounced after a fire at Terminal 1 in April. Adani says about 5 million of the airport's roughly 55 million annual passengers will be temporarily affected. To absorb them at Terminal 2, MIAL has said it needs an equivalent temporary cut in traffic there and had proposed a 33% reduction in international departure slots, according to the emails. Adani says a rebuilt Terminal 1 will have capacity for 20 million passengers a year, up from 15 million, and that airlines' historic slots will be restored. Adani Airport Holdings, a unit of flagship Adani Enterprises, runs eight airports in India that handle more than 23% of the country's passenger traffic, the company says. Why Are Airlines Push