Lucknow/Noida/Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Monday that the Noida International Airport at Jewar is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month.

Speaking at a press conference on the Union Budget, Adityanath stated that the airport is "ready" and that the process of obtaining the crucial aerodrome licence is in its final stages.

"I believe that this month, the airport will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister," he said.

Once operational, the greenfield airport will become the second international airport in the NCR, poised to significantly decongest passenger traffic at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. It will also be Uttar Pradesh's fifth international airport, j...