Mumbai Airport Receives 5 Million+ International Travellers during Jan-Aug 2025
The UAE, UK, and Thailand accounted for the highest number of incoming international passengers to Mumbai
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has welcomed over 5 million international passengers between January 2025 and August 2025. Over the past three years, international arrivals at the airport have grown at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 21 percent, highlighting Mumbai’s ever-burgeoning prominence on the global travel map.
With direct connectivity to 55 international destinations, CSMIA has cemented its position as one of the most globally connected airports in the region. The UAE remains CSMIA’s largest source market, contributing 1.5 million arrival passengers between January 2025 and August 2025. England and Thailand follow with 0.38 million and 0.32 million international arriving passengers, respectively.
CSMIA’s growing connectivity is also reflected in the seven new international routes added between April 2024 and 2025, linking Mumbai with Al-Fujairah, Tashkent, Krabi, Almaty, Amman, Manchester, and Tbilisi. Meanwhile, emerging destinations such as Colombo (0.17 million arrival passengers), Kuwait (0.16 million arrival passengers), and Dammam (0.16 million arrival passengers) have become significant contributors to passenger volumes in 2025, highlighting evolving travel trends through Mumbai. This expansion demonstrates CSMIA’s growing global connectivity and its role in supporting both business and tourism.
Between January 2025 and August 2025, arrivals rose steadily over 5 million, compared with 4.8 million during the same period in 2024 and 4.1 million in 2023.
Between August 2024 and August 2025, the airport handled 8.24 million international arrival passengers. January 2025 emerged as a milestone month with 0.69 million international arrival passengers.
