In a crucial administrative move that could accelerate the launch of commercial flight operations, Noida International Airport has appointed Indian national Nitu Samra as Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect, clearing a key regulatory hurdle that had delayed the airport’s final security clearance from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
Samra, who has been serving as Chief Financial Officer since October 2021, will hold charge until the Board appoints a full-time CEO. The appointment assumes significance as BCAS norms require the chief executive of an operational airport in India to be an Indian citizen. The absence of such compliance had emerged as one of the major reasons behind the delay in issuance of final operational security approval.
Airport officials are now hopeful that with the leadership restructuring completed, the pending BCAS clearance may be granted shortly, paving the way for commencement of passenger flight services from the much-awaited Jewar airport.
According to the airport’s initial route development plan, Noida International Airport is expected to begin operations with connectivity to nearly 17 cities, with domestic flights likely to be rolled out in the first phase.
Key domestic destinations include Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Dehradun and Hubballi, while international services are planned to destinations such as Zurich, Singapore and Dubai as the airport scales up its network. The original operational blueprint envisaged around 30 aircraft movements in the opening phase, including 25 domestic, three international and two cargo services.
This will mark the formal entry of Noida International Airport as North India’s second major civil aviation gateway after Delhi, significantly easing traffic pressure on Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Developed at Jewar in Gautam Buddha Nagar district with IATA code DXN, Noida International Airport is being positioned as a strategic greenfield aviation hub for Delhi-NCR and western Uttar Pradesh.
25/04/2026 Indian PSU
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