Jewar airport is about creating a whole new market: Christoph Schnellmann

Outlining the plan for the new airport, Schnellmann tells Arindam Majumder that he is confident the growth of air traffic in India will soon be back on track

Christoph Schnellmann of Zurich Airport, who is CEO of Delhi Noida International Airport, has the challenging task of building a new greenfield airport at Jewar. Outlining the plan for the new airport, he tells Arindam Majumder that he is confident the growth of air traffic in India will soon be back on track. Edited excerpts:

Considering that there is a well-established airport less than 70 km away, how will this new greenfield airport be viable?

The prospect of this new airport is very strong. Delhi is one of the largest metropolitans in the world. While air passenger growth has been