PM Modi likely to inaugurate Noida Airport this month: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Monday that the Noida International Airport at Jewar is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month. Speaking at a press conference on the Union Budget, Adityanath stated that the airport is “ready” and that the process of obtaining the crucial aerodrome licence is in its final stages.

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath says, "The process for the aerodrome license for this airport is in its final stage. I believe that with the efforts of the Prime Minister this month, we will be able to inaugurate this airport. This is a major development… pic.twitter.com/Mno9KgBDf4

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Once operational, the greenfield airport will become the second international airport in the NCR, poised to significantly decongest passenger traffic at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. It will also be Uttar Pradesh’s fifth international airport, joining Lucknow, Varanasi, Kushinagar, and Ayodhya. The Noida International Airport is a major public-private partnership project developed on approximately 1,300 hectares in Jewar, Gautam Budh Nagar. Awarded in October 2020 to Zurich Airport International AG, it is being built and operated by its Indian subsidiary, Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd, under a 40-year concession. The foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Modi in November 2021.The state government oversees the project through its special purpose vehicle, Noida International Airport Ltd (NIAL).