With the commencement of commercial flight operations from Noida International Airport, Uttar Pradesh has achieved yet another historic milestone in its development journey.
IndiGo inaugurated air services from the airport. Following the welcome of the inaugural flight arriving from Lucknow, the first departing flight to Bengaluru was flagged off. This marks not merely the opening of a new airport but a significant step towards connecting Uttar Pradesh with the global economy.The first phase of Noida International Airport has been developed to serve 1.2 crore passengers annually. In the future, its capacity is planned to be expanded to more than 7 crore passengers per year.
In conversation with ETGovernment’s Arpit Gupta, Shailendra Kumar Bhatia, Additional Chief Executive Officer, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) and Nodal Officer, Noida International Airport, outlines how the upcoming airport is set to become North India’s largest integrated logistics and manufacturing hub, catalysing exports, multimodal connectivity and industrial growth.
