Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Jewar International Airport on Thursday, saying the project would bring “huge benefits” to crores of people in western Uttar Pradesh and the national capital region (NCR).
The multi-runway airport, the first phase of which is expected to begin operations in 2024, will be the second airport to serve the national capital and its neighbourhood. It will have the capacity to serve 12 million passengers every year after the completion of phase 1; this will be increased in subsequent phases depending on the growth of passenger traffic, reaching a capacity of 70 million passengers annually by the end of phase 4.
