India, Dec. 23 -- Commercial operations at the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) will commence on December 25 with an extended, month-long campaign featuring curated welcome programmes, gifts and technology-led passenger services, said Jeet Adani, director at Adani Airports Holdings Limited, which operates and manages the NMIA.

"The opening has been planned as more than a routine operational start. Every passenger is going to feel special," Adani said while speaking to reporters last week. He refused to divulge any information about the main attraction of the launch, saying, "That is a surprise. I can't disclose that yet." But he clarified that the attraction pertained to passenger programming and experiences rather than flight op...