Navi Mumbai, Oct. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), one of India's most ambitious infrastructure projects and a defining milestone in the nation's aviation journey.

Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that Mumbai's long wait was over as the city had now received its second international airport. He added that the Navi Mumbai International Airport would play a major role in establishing the region as Asia's biggest connectivity hub.

"The Navi Mumbai International Airport is a project that exemplifies the vision of a developed India," said the Prime Minister after inaugurating the airport.

"It is built on the land of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and its ...