The new civil terminal at the Hindon airbase is ready but is still waiting for its first flight to take off. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the project on March 8. After missing repeated deadlines in expectation of commencement of flights, the new district magistrate on Wednesday held a detailed meeting with the officials of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and asked them to arrange a meeting with officials of the three airlines which want to operate flights from Ghaziabad.
Earlier, the previous district magistrate Ritu Maheshwari had said that the first flight could take off from August 5. However, officials said that they have asked the AAI to expedite the operation of flights and have also asked for four new routes.
“We have asked the AAI officials to arrange a meeting with the officials of the three private airlines at the earliest. If they have any apprehensions about the viability or other issues, they will be resolved.
