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more-inMumbai: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is looking at getting the ATR 72 aircraft out of the highly congested Mumbai airport as it is affecting punctuality of airlines. On Wednesday, ATR achieved an important milestone with the delivery of its 1,000th ATR 72 to IndiGo. Of the 900-odd flights that Mumbai receives everyday, 12 are ATR aircraft, which unlike an Airbus or Boeing aircraft that carry 100-plus passengers, carry only about 70. A Mumbai airport official said the airport was trying its best. The runway capacity has been enhanced from 30 per hour in 2007 to 48..