NEW DELHI: The Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Jewar has been renamed to Narendra Modi International Airport, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Friday.
Addressing the media, Adityanath said that the Cabinet – which approved the proposal – was grateful to Prime Minister Modi for the airport, which he described as a major gift to Uttar Pradesh.
“The Council of Ministers of Uttar Pradesh expresses its gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gifting the state the Noida International Airport at Jewar. The Cabinet has approved a proposal to name it Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar,” the chief minister said.
He added that the airport was set to emerge as Uttar Pradesh’s largest airport and a major aviation hub in the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the airport on March 28 this year. It received its first flight landing with an IndiGo plane arriving from Lucknow on June 15.
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