The Jewar international airport is emerging as the largest airport in Asia and regular operations will start from April, Minister for Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu said in Rajya Sabha.<\/p>\n
Responding to supplementaries during Question in the Rajya Sabha, he said the airlines are also excited to start operations from there and improve connectivity across the world.<\/p>\n
“Jewar airport is emerging as the country’s and Asia’s biggest airport. We have conducted the validation flight in December at the airport.<\/p>\n
“Everything is going according to timelines and very soon in the month of April we will see regular operations starting from Jewar-Noida international airport,” the minister told the Upper House.<\/p>\n
He said all airlines including Air India and Indigo are very excited to improve connectivity from the Noida airport.<\/p>\n
“… The airport lies right next to Noida expressway and we will see connectivity of roads happening very soon,” he said.<\/p>\n
Responding to other supplementaries, the minister said the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme has been a revolutionary scheme and it will be extended for ten more years.<\/p>\n
“The government is working on adding another 100 airports across the country,” the minister informed.<\/p>\n
To a question on the starting of the Kushinagar airport, he said “it would be opened soon and we are working towards it”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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