Noida International Airport Launches Domestic Operations

Noida International Airport in Jewar launched domestic commercial operations on June 15, with IndiGo operating the inaugural landing from Lucknow and the first departure to Bengaluru.

The airline's flight 6E 2278 arrived at the airport at 8:05 a.m. after departing Lucknow an hour earlier. Thirty minutes later, at 8:35 a.m., IndiGo's Bengaluru-bound flight took off from Noida International Airport, reaching Kempegowda International Airport at 11:05 a.m. Return flights were scheduled with the Bengaluru service departing at 3:45 p.m. and arriving back at 6:20 p.m., followed by the Lucknow flight leaving Noida at 6:55 p.m. and landing at 8:00 p.m.

IndiGo plans to connect the airport to more than 16 destinations in the initial weeks, including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, Jaipur, Lucknow, Navi Mumbai, Pantnagar and Srinagar. Bookings for these routes opened recently. The Mumbai link aims to support business travel between Noida and India's financial capital, facilitating trade and industrial growth in the National Capital Region.

Akasa Air and Air India Express will also operate scheduled flights from the airport, with schedules still being...