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Noida Airport's 1st phase development to cost Rs 10,056 cr, 70% spent

The first phase of development of the upcoming international airport in Noida will cost Rs 10,056 crore and so far, around Rs 7,100 crore has already been spent on it, officials said. S P Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, on Monday reviewed the progress of the international airport in Jewar and directed officials concerned to ensure completion of work by September this year. The first phase of the airport, being developed in 1,300 hectares, is scheduled to open for flight operations by September. Goyal held a review meeting with officials of developer Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), a fully-owned subsidiary of Zurich International Airport AG, the concessionaire for the greenfield airport. Kumar Harsh, Director, UP Civil Aviation; Noida Airport's Chief Operations Officer Kiran Jain; OSD Shailendra Bhatia; and Deputy Collector Abhay Singh were present in the meeting, according to a statement. "During the review, the additional c

Extra land acquisition for Noida Airport to be completed in 6 months: NIAL

The acquisition cost for this land was Rs 4,326 crore. The first construction phase is expected to be over by the end of this year and the first commercial flight is expected to operate in 2024

Latest X-ray to ease passenger check-in, says Noida airport CEO Schnellmann

Among India's network of airports, a clash has already been foretold between a newbie in Jewar, Noida, and the veteran in neighbouring Delhi

Competition among Delhi, Noida airports expected to be intense: CAPA India

Airports will have to adjust to an environment in which two principal airlines will hold all of the strategic keys

Noida Airport a year away, but regional real estate dreams already soaring

'People are coming from all over India to buy land - Delhi, Agra, Meerut, Rajasthan, Mumbai'

Noida airport: Runway, ATC to be ready by Mar 2024; 7,200 workers stationed

The runway and the air traffic control (ATC) tower of the upcoming airport in Noida are expected to be ready by March 2024, according to project officials. During a review meeting, S P Goyal, the additional chief secretary to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and additional chief secretary, Civil Aviation, Uttar Pradesh government, was informed by the officials that about 7,200 workers haver been deployed and construction work is being carried out day and night for timely completion of the Greenfield project. "First of all, the construction work of ATC tower was reviewed. The ATC tower is to be built with eight floors, out of which the work of six floors has been completed and the work of the last two floors is underway. The height of the ATC tower is 30 meters and the construction will be completed by February 2024," according to an official statement. "The construction work of the runway at the airport is almost 70 per cent complete. The airstrip work is targeted to be completed by .

DXN to be airport code for Noida airport under construction in Jewar

Airport codes are unique identifiers assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents about 300 airlines globally

IATA allots three-letter code DXN for upcoming Noida airport: Officials

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the trade body for the world's airlines, representing some 300 airlines or 83 per cent of total air traffic

Working to provide touchless journey for customers at Noida airport: CEO

The upcoming Noida International airport will look to provide a touchless and seamless journey for customers in as transparent way as possible, a top executive said on Wednesday. The airport, coming up at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh and also the second airport in the national capital region, is expected to start operations late next year. Noida International Airport Ltd (NIAL) CEO Christoph Schnellmann said it is working on defining the journey for customers that is as transparent as possible. It would be "touchless and seamless" as possible, he said. NIAL will be operating the airport. Speaking at the CAPA aviation summit in the national capital, Schnellmann said the operator has also been engaging with airlines and airport stakeholders to understand their plans.

No plans to tie up with others to operate Noida airport, says CEO

The company aims to manage the airport for the entire duration of the concession, which is set to last for the next 40 years

Housing, industrial land costs near upcoming Noida Airport hiked

The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on Monday announced a hike in rate of land, a move that will result in increased property rates near the upcoming Noida International Airport. The decision for land rate hike was announced after the 76th board meeting of the YEIDA, which functions under the Industrial Development Ministry of the Uttar Pradesh government and manages land along the 165-km-long Yamuna Expressway. According to an official statement, the land rate increase is across categories, including residential, group housing, industrial, institutional and commercial. The new rate of land for allocation or auction has been set at Rs 24,600 per square metre for the residential category, the statement mentioned. In 2022-23, it was Rs 18,510 per square metre, according to last year's statement. The rates for group housing has now been set at Rs 30,750 per square metre, up from Rs 23,140 per square metre till now. In the commercial category, the rates of

UP chief secretary reviews progress of upcoming Noida International Airport

Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra on Friday reviewed the progress of the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar during which issues related to the security of the airport were also discussed, according to an official statement. During the airport's joint coordination committee meeting, Mishra was apprised of the progress by officials of the district administration, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), concessionaire Zurich International Airport AG and its SPV Yamuna International Airport private limited. The chief secretary is the chairman of the joint coordination committee. In his address, the chief secretary said that the concessionaire should take action according to the requirement of all the departments and prevailing rules and get the problems resolved in time. He directed the concessionaire to complete the pending work before the next meeting of the coordination committee, according to the ...

Over 13,000 families to relocate in phase II development of Noida airport

Around 18,500 families will be affected by the second phase development of the Noida International Airport and over 13,000 of them will have to be relocated, Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh said on Wednesday. The MLA said heeding to the demand of villagers, it has been decided that the families which need to relocate will now have two options for resettlement - near Faleda Cut and at Modelpur, both near the airport. "The farmers have the choice to choose either resettlement and rehabilitation location as per their convenience," he said at a press conference along with Jewar Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Abhay Singh. "Around 120 hectare land is available at Faleda Cut, close to the upcoming Film City, and 60 hectare at Modelpur, which is located near Jewar town on the Khurja road," the BJP MLA said. About 1,365 hectare of land for the second phase development of the airport is being acquired from six villages - Dayanatpur, Karauli Bangar, Mudrah, Beerampur, Kuraib and Ranhera. "Around

Air India SATS to develop multi-modal cargo hub at upcoming Noida Airport

The Noida International Airport (NIA) has selected Air India SATS (AISATS), a leading organisation in the cargo and logistics sector, to develop a multi-modal cargo hub (MMCH) at the upcoming airport, an official statement said on Friday. Spanning across 80 acres of land, the upcoming cargo hub will provide quick, convenient and intermodal connectivity to and from manufacturing hubs in the country, it said. The cargo and logistics infrastructure and ecosystem will cater to a differentiated catchment and several upcoming industrial clusters in NCR and Uttar Pradesh, creating a cargo gateway for Northern India, the statement added. We are convinced that our novel approach to plan and develop a multi-modal cargo hub with integrated facilities and seamless processes will support the cargo and logistics industry in North India. The Noida International Airport cargo hub will help Western Uttar Pradesh and the NCR fully develop its cargo and logistics potential, Noida International Airport

Noida airport to be sustainable, very innovative: Swiss Ambassador

Switzerland is part and parcel of India's infrastructure focus, and the upcoming Noida International Airport will be a sustainable as well as a very innovative airport on the Indian soil, according to Swiss Ambassador to India Ralf Heckner. The airport is being developed by the Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG, in partnership with the Uttar Pradesh government and the Union government. In a recent interview to PTI, Heckner said Switzerland is part and parcel of India's infrastructure focus. "The (Union) budget 2022-23 very much focused on infrastructure and I am sure the next one will also focus on infrastructure too. The aim of the Indian government is to create a new ground wave of economic development through infrastructure projects and Zurich airport is building the Noida airport. "This will be a very important airport not only for UP but also for the greater area of New Delhi. This is the second .

Govt must sign deal with pvt player after acquiring land: Noida Airport CEO

UP govt currently acquiring 1,181 hectares for phase-2 work on the Noida airport in Jewar, which will be built in four phases over 4,752 hectares. Some villagers had earlier opposed land acquisition

Noida airport: Proposal for second phase land acquisition sent to UP govt

The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has sent a proposal to the Uttar Pradesh government for the acquisition of land for the second phase of the Noida International Airport in Jewar, officials said Monday. The second phase of the greenfield airport is planned in an area of 1,365 hectares, of which around 1,185 hectares are owned by private persons, including farmers, of six villages, the officials said. The land is being acquired in accordance with the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The proposal for land acquisition for the second phase of the Noida International Airport has been sent by the district administration to the government. "The government may shortly issue a notification under Section 11 and then under Section 15 of the law for further proceedings, Additional District Magistrate (land acquisition) Balram Singh told PTI. Section 11 of the law details the process for publication of preliminary .

Development of Noida airport on schedule, within budget: Top officer

The development of the upcoming Noida International Airport (NIA) is on schedule and it will be delivered in time, by the end of 2024, and within the sanctioned budget, a top project officer said on Thursday. The greenfield airport is coming up at a distance of about 75 km from Delhi in western Uttar Pradesh's Jewar area in Gautam Buddh Nagar district. Switzerland-based Zurich International Airport AG (ZIAA) had won the concession contract to design, build and operate the airport for a period of 40 years. The NIA is a public-private partnership project of the Uttar Pradesh government, with the Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), a fully-owned subsidiary of the ZIAA, being its implementing agency. "We are on schedule to deliver the project as per the terms and conditions of the concession agreement," Christoph Schnellmann, the chief executive officer of the YIAPL, told a press conference in Greater Noida. The NIA will be developed in four phases, after which it wo

GRAP curbs will not impact Noida Airport construction, say officials

Implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to check pollution in Delhi-NCR will not impact the construction work of the upcoming Noida International Airport, officials said on Thursday. The greenfield airport is coming up in Jewar, some 75 km off Delhi, along the Yamuna Expressway. The airport is being developed in four phases and the first phase is scheduled to be completed by September 2024. According to the officials, a delay in the completion of the project would also leave the Swiss concessionaire Zurich International Airport AG under a penalty of Rs 10 lakh per day. "According to the order of the Commission for Air Quality Management dated October 29, 2022, there is no obstacle in the construction work of the Noida International Airport," said an official of the Yamuna Expressway Authority. The Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), a fully-owned subsidiary of Zurich International Airport, said according to GRAP orders, airport construction is ...

Jewar airport project six months ahead of schedule, says NIAL CEO

Even as the first phase is underway, the authorities have already started the initial groundwork of land acquisition for the second phase.