Passenger Terminal World - January 2025
Keri Allan
28 January 2025
Combining Indian warmth and hospitality with Swiss efficiency, Noida International will be the second airport for the National Capital Region of India, creating the country’s first metropolitan dual airport system.
The Indian civil aviation market is set to become the third largest, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) figures, and is one of the fastest growing in the world, according to aviation analytics firm OAG. The latter’s latest Megahubs index, generated by comparing the number of scheduled connections to and from international flights with the number of destinations served from an airport, rates Delhi Airport and Mumbai at 24 and 44, respectively.
These positions have been strengthened thanks to new routes and increased flight frequencies, with OAG reporting scheduled airline capacity from India up almost 9% in 2024, with 240 million seats across domestic and international markets.
The country’s position as a leader in air travel looks set to strengthen, as the Aviation Ministry of India recently revealed its intention to build 200 additional airports by 2040 to serve the country’s
increasing air passenger traffic numbers.
One of the first to open will be Noida International Airport (NIA), a greenfield airport now close to completion in Jewar, Noida. Scheduled to begin commercial operations in April 2025, it will be the second airport servicing the National Capital Region (NCR) of India, which encompasses all of Delhi and 24 districts from neighboring states Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Rajasthan.
Read on: Pages 58 to 64 of Passenger Terminal World January 2025 - Passenger Terminal Today - 28 January 2025
