Noida International Airport begins commercial operations with first IndiGo flight landing from Lucknow

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
NEW DELHI, JUNE 15 (STC): Commercial flight operations at Noida International Airport in Jewar began today, with the first flight from Lucknow landing at the newly developed facility., reports PTI and adding that domestic carrier IndiGo launched its inaugural services from the airport.
A statement said the inaugural flight was scheduled to depart from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow at 7:05 am and arrive at Jewar Airport at 8:05 am on June 15.
To mark the occasion, 170 farmers and agricultural workers from the Jewar region, including 20 women, travelled on the airport’s inaugural flight as a gesture of appreciation to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the area’s development.
Airport officials said the first regular commercial service from the airport would subsequently operate to Bengaluru.
Notably, the airport received its aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 6 March 2026.
Located in Gautam Buddh Nagar district within the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) area, the airport is regarded as one of the Uttar Pradesh government’s flagship infrastructure projects.
The airport is expected to serve travellers from western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.
IndiGo plans to connect the airport in phases to more than 16 destinations, including Lucknow, Hyderabad, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Srinagar and Pantnagar.
(Straight Talk Communications)