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The city of Mumbai holds great attraction for many foreigners and nationals. They travel to Mumbai for the purposes of tourism. Apart from this, Mumbai flight schedules run on international routes of direct and indirect flights. These international flights contribute greatly to the annual revenue of the Mumbai international airport. Mumbai has a large and well connected transportation network to various other Indian cities of Delhi, Goa, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kochi and Ahmedabad. Thus, domestic flights, both inward and outward bound are many in number. Mumbai is the main gateway to the subcontinent. It a city ripe for opportunities of foreign investment, employment, education, fashion, art, glamour and tourism.

The Chatrapati Shivaji airport sees myriad international and domestic flights coming into its terminals every minute. Direct international flights originating from UK and USA fly into Mumbai during the early morning. The airfare on these flights is affordable and budgeted due to the minimal mileage covered. This decreases flying time as well fuelling costs. In contrast, indirect international flights which fly into Mumbai after stopping at Delhi, Bangalore or Hyderabad airports are usually outward bound. As such, these aircrafts are overcrowded with returning foreign investors, tourists, students and MNC personnel. The plane stops at Mumbai as the last transit stop and the Mumbai Air Traffic Control Unit classifies this outward bound flight as: flight into Mumbai. Passengers such as students, fashion and film crews including foreign investors get off here and returning foreign passengers get on. These flights usually leave the Mumbai airport portals in the evening to land at their foreign destinations the next morning. Inward bound indirect international flights to Mumbai are very few. These international flights do not regard Mumbai as their final destination. They fly into Mumbai as a transit stop before heading for their final destination. Usually such flights come from Europe and Dubai. The ticket prices are expensive. There is always availability of these aircraft seats.

Domestic travelers are always flying into Mumbai. As a result, in 2006, the number of airlines and flights were increased. New flight destinations to Pune, Ahmedabad and Assam have been introduced. These flights are scheduled to fly at all times during the entire week. Domestic flights are available on big aircraft, cheap airline services, cargo and service aircraft. Students and tourists can avail of special discount rates. Online ticket booking in advance is allowed. The ticket prices are non-refundable. All flights into Mumbai have a strict screening process, even on the aircraft.

Flight to Mumbai