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Mumbai has two Airports - The Chattrapathi Shivaji International Airport and Santa Cruz Domestic Airport. At a height of 26 feet above mean sea level, The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport serves as one of India's major international airports. It is also the busiest, currently handling up to 45 landings and takeoffs per hour.

International Travellers: On arrival at the Chattrapathi Shivaji Airport (35 kms from city centre), the immigration, baggage retrieval and customs areas precede the remainder of the services. Exchange can be obtained at bank counters just outside the customs area. Hotel bookings and pre-paid taxis are available. There are no shops in the arrival area. The departure lounges are marginally better equipped for shopping. They also have a restaurant, a snack bar and exchange. However, check in and emigration is chaotic because of the bunching of flights at night. Phones are available at both arrival and departure.

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The rupee is the currency of India. The most commonly used symbols for the rupee are Rs or INR.

The climate of the city, being in the tropical zone, and near the Arabian Sea, may be broadly classified into two main seasons - the humid season, and the dry season. The Summit falls early March, on the cusp of the humid season. Attendees are recommended to wear light clothing with extra layers whilst inside air-conditioned buildings.

The dress code for the Summit is business casual. Although Mumbai does not have a very formal dress code, hotels and clubs may insist on a minimum of formality in their dining and function rooms. It is therefore recommended that Summit delegates wear a jacket and tie, or a tailored suit during all Summit activities and when on personal business in Mumbai.

As a large and linguistically diverse country, India does not have a single official language. Instead, the Constitution of India envisages a situation where each state has its own official language(s), in addition to the official languages to be used by the Union government. The official languages of India therefore include all languages used for the official purposes of the union, as well as the languages used for the official purposes of each state and union territory in the country.

At the time the constitution entered into force, English was used for most official purposes both at the federal level and in the various states. The constitution envisaged the gradual phasing in of local languages, principally Hindi, to replace English over a fifteen-year period, but gave Parliament the power to, by law, provide for the continued use of English even thereafter. Accordingly, English continues to be used today, in combination with Hindi (at the central level and in some states) and other languages (at the state level).