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	Mumbai Airport, operating both domestic and international flights, is the biggest among all the international airports of India. It covers an area of nearly1450 acres. As a domestic aviation hub, it is not only the biggest one in India, but also the most important one. Mumbai Airport offers a lot of services in various ways to the city of Mumbai, one of the biggest metropolitan cities in India. Mumbai Airport formerly used to be known as Sahar International Airport. At present it has been named as Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. The terminals of Mumbai Airport find their locations in the suburban ares of Sahar and Santacruz. The domestic terminal is popular in the locality as Santacruz Airport.

During the second world war, The Royal Indian Airforce in Santacruz served as the defence airfield of the Royal Indian Airforce. Since the year of 1950 and the immediately following years, this airport was entrusted to serve the Public Works Department as well as the Civil Aviation Ministry of the Indian Government. Till the 1980s this airport bore the name Santacruz Airport as it was located in the suburbs of Santacruz.

Mumbai Airport happens to be the busiest international airport not only in India, but also in the vast area in the southern Asia. Officially it happens to be the seventh one in the world, in respect of being the busiest domestic route. Among the prime international gateways to the subcontinent, Mumbai Airport has proved to be one of the most important one.

Statics show that there were nearly 18000 take offs and landings in the eleven months from the month of April in 2006 to till the month of February in 2007. More than 6 million international passengers and 13 million domestic passengers have been facilitated by Mumbai Airport during this span. Over fifty flights operate daily in this international airport.

There are more than 35 airlines operating in Mumbai Airport. Some of the domestic airlines that facilitate the Mumbai Airport are Go Air, Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Lite, Air Deccan, Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet. Among the international airlines operating in Mumbai Airport some are Air Arabia, Air Blue, Austrian Airlines, Delta Airlines, Indian airlines, British Airways, Iran Air, All Nippon Airways and Kuwait Airways.

You will get ample vehicles to reach your destinations in the city of Mumbai. The best option for you will be hiring taxis that are available in a huge number in the premises of Mumbai Airport. There are hotels, restaurants, banks and ATM centers in close proximity with the Mumbai Airport.




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