Mumbai: Flights from Mumbai to Nanded will restart from Thursday after a gap of over five years. The route was shut down in Feb 2020. Officials said Star Air will operate three flights per week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Nanded’s Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport (NDC) is a domestic airport that is now operational and has direct flights from Mumbai. Nanded has its strategic position as an agrarian and commercial hub in the Marathwada region. The Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) Limited manages the airport.“Star Air is starting S5-257 STD 16.55 Mumbai (BOM) – Nanded (NDC) S5-256 STD 18.40 Nanded (NDC) – Mumbai (BOM) from 25 Dec 2025,” said a Star Air spokesperson. Besides Mumbai, there were flights to Nanded from Pune too. The civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), had shut down Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport after it reportedly found serious safety lapses this year. The Pune-Nanded flight operated five times a week and saw a healthy passenger movement of close to 5,000 each week. Officials said the Mumbai-Nanded sector has high demand and it is expected that the route will pick up soon. Nanded’s importance stems mainly from its profound Sikh heritage.
