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The government has directed Mumbai airport to reduce scheduled flights and limit business jet movements during peak hours to alleviate congestion..
Additionally, the extension of the curfew on business jets has drawn criticism from corporate giants.Mumbai airport: Move to reduce congestion to impact 40 flights..
The government has asked Mumbai airport to reduce the number of scheduled flights and restrict the movement of business jets during rush hours in a bid to reduce congestion and improve on-time departures..
IndiGo, which operates the highest number of flights, will have to reduce 18 flights while the Air India group including Vistara will have to cut 17, executives said.. Simultaneously, the curfew on operation of business jets has been extended from four hours to eight hours, leading to protests from top corporate groups such as Reliance Industries, JSW and the Mahindra group...
Also, in a city like Mumbai, there are multiple unscheduled movements like aircraft of government and business houses which sometimes delays scheduled flights...
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