Tata Projects, the infrastructure and construction arm of the Tata Group, recently bagged the contract to build the ambitious Noida International Airport (NIA) project. Spread over 1300 acres, the Rs 9,000-crore greenfield project is being developed under public-private partnership between the Uttar Pradesh government and Zurich Airport. Phase 1 of the project is expected to be commissioned by September 2024. Once completed, NIA would be the country’s largest airport, both in terms of passengers and air cargo traffic and is said to transform the supply chain landscape of the region. Christoph Schnellmann, chief executive officer, Yamuna International Airport, the entity set up to manage and run Noida Airport, spoke to Deepa Jainani on the project. Excerpts:
