Noida International Airport Begins Operations, First Flight Lands From Lucknow
Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Noida International Airport has started operation on Monday, June 15, as the Airport received its first landing with an IndiGo flight arriving from Lucknow. The landing followed airport’s first takeoff from the greenfield project by a flight to Lucknow.
Notably, the first plane from the airport carried villagers from the Jewar region whose land was acquired by the state government for the first phase development of the airport.
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IndiGo flight 6E 2278 took off from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow, at 7.12 am, and landed at Noida International Airport at 7.58 am. The landing marked beginning of flight operations at the Jewar-based airport.
The airport project was launched to enhance air connectivity between western Uttar Pradesh, the National Capital Region, and other parts of the country. Among the first passengers were Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh and officials of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority, including its CEO Rakesh Singh, additional CEO Shailendra Bhatia, PCS officer and former Jewar SDM Abhay Singh.
The new air connectivity is expected to benefit business travellers, students, professionals and other passengers by providing an additional travel option and supporting regional development.
