Noida airport won't be third time lucky, set to miss May 15 deadline

Time of India

01-05-2025

Noida International Airport
will not meet its third official deadline of May 15, originally set by chief minister
Yogi Adityanath
, with the terminal building unlikely to be ready in time, ToI reported. Although there is no official announcement on a new date, sources said the launch was not expected in the next two months.
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The airport is currently one year behind schedule. Its original target date was September 29, 2024, which was first revised to April 17, 2025. After that, the date for domestic flight operations was set for May 15 and international operations for June 25. However, these too now seem unlikely, as key construction work remains unfinished.
Since January 1, the
Uttar Pradesh government
has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh per day on concessionaire
Yamuna International Airport Private Limited
(YIAPL) for delays in completing the project. On Tuesday, chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh inspected the site in
Jewar
and held discussions with officials from YIAPL, Tata Projects Limited and Noida International Airport Limited (NIA). Singh is expected to conduct a stakeholder meeting soon to define a new completion timeline and will submit a comprehensive report within 15 days.
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During a recent meeting, the chief minister called for all stakeholders to act with urgency. Senior officials were instructed to hold regular review meetings and speak directly with the chairman of Tata Sons to ensure accountability at the highest level.
While an official update on the current construction status was not shared, data till March 10 showed that the overall physical progress was at 80%. The runway and related airside infrastructure were 90% complete and expected to be ready by April. The passenger terminal building was also 80% complete, but steel roofing and internal finishing were still ongoing. The water and sewage treatment plants were only 40% complete and considerably behind schedule.
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The Air Traffic Control (ATC) building was scheduled for completion by March 31. However, the commissioning of Communication, Navigation and Surveillance / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) systems by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) was only expected by April 30. Officials earlier told the chief minister that the non-issuance of the aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (
DGCA
), coupled with ongoing construction delays, was a major hurdle to launching flight operations by April 30.
During a DGCA review meeting on March 5, AAI had informed that only limited ATC functionality could be made available for inspection after April 30. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), which reviewed key safety documentation including the bomb threat contingency plan, anti-hijack contingency plan, and the airport security programme, had raised observations that required compliance. BCAS stated it would need 45 days after receiving responses to issue security clearance. In case of a partial terminal opening, a structural stability certificate would also be required.
At the same DGCA meeting, YIAPL was asked to submit detailed operational scenarios, considering that the terminal and cargo apron were not yet finished. Based on those discussions, the DGCA advised YIAPL to finish all remaining tasks mentioned in the draft Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) Supplement and ensure complete preparedness by April 15.
The DGCA also presented three options for making the airport operational: starting only cargo operations by May 15, launching limited passenger services using a portion of the terminal, or achieving full Phase 1 readiness. Sources said that once the airport becomes functional, it is expected to adopt the phased model recommended by DGCA—beginning with domestic and cargo flights and expanding to international operations later.
(with ToI inputs)