Noida, 15 June

(HS): Flight services began today at the Noida International Airport in Jewar,

Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. Union Aviation Minister K. Ram

Mohan Naidu flagged off the first flight. Farmers who donated land for the

airport were transported to Lucknow on this first flight. These farmers will

meet Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today. Flights have started from here to

four places and in the coming few months, flights will start from here to 12

places.

On this occasion, Union Aviation Minister K. Ram

Mohan Naidu said, We are delighted that the farmers who donated land for

the airport will board the first flight to Lucknow today to meet Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. This is a historic day. People were excited about

this project, and today is the day when flight services have commenced.

The Union Minister congratulated the farmers, and everyone involved in the

project's construction. He said that the Noida International Airport was a

vision of the Prime Minister. He envisioned an airport here. Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others worked together to fulfill this

vision like a mission. Union Aviation Minister Naidu also praised Jewar MLA

Dhirendra Singh, saying that he convinced the farmers to donate their land. The

opening of this airport will greatly benefit the youth and create thousands of

jobs. The people of Jewar will benefit from this.

He said that Noida International Airport is going

to become a hub. It will become a hub for domestic operations. He said that

Jewar will become Asia's largest airport in the future. He said that industry

will grow here, manufacturing will grow, hospitality will grow, and agriculture

will grow. He said that multiple industries will depend on this airport.

Initially, we are starting with 1.2 crore passengers, while the target is to

increase it to 7 crore passengers by Phase-4. He said that the Prime Minister

had laid the foundation stone of an MRO network here. With this airport

operational, many activities will start.

Union Aviation

Minister Naidu said that flights to 4 places are starting from today. In the

coming months, flights to 12 destinations will start. In the coming days, Noida

International Airport will be connected to all the major destinations of the

country. He said that Jewar Airport connects many cities of Western Uttar

Pradesh. Noida International Airport will become the base for many cities of

Western UP. Many highways are connected to this airport, due to which people of

Uttar Pradesh and Haryana will also take flights from here. He said that in

future the airport is also being connected with high speed rail. In response to

a question, he said that if the airlines cancel the flights, then the interests

of the passengers will be taken care of.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi