Mumbai, Dec. 25 -- Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, congratulated the people of Maharashtra on the opening of Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) on Thursday.

Calling it a "historic moment", he said on a social media platform X that Mumbai becomes India's first true double-airport metropolis, made possible by the "synergy of the double-engine NDA government."

"Congratulations to the people of Maharashtra and especially Mumbai, on the commencement of operations at Navi Mumbai International Airport today. With this historic milestone, Mumbai becomes India's first true double-airport metropolis--made possible by the synergy of the double-engine NDA government under the visionary leadership of Hon'ble Prime M...