Noida airport will triple daily flights from 12 to 45 starting July, with international operations targeted by end of 2026. The expansion connects 16-17 destinations and tests passenger demand against costly ground transport.
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Noida International Airport will triple its daily flight schedule in July, jumping from 12 to roughly 40–45 departures and arrivals, and is targeting international passenger operations before the end of 2026, officials said after a board meeting of Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) on Tuesday.
The expansion connects 16–17 destinations across India, up from five today. IndiGo and Akasa Air currently operate six arrivals and six departures daily to Navi Mumbai, Jammu, Amritsar, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. Next month, the network adds Mumbai, Srinagar, Bareilly, Bhopal, Dehradun, Dharamshala, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Lucknow, and Pantnagar.
Commercial operations began June 15 with IndiGo’s first scheduled flight from Lucknow to Bengaluru. The ramp-up follows a 10-day stabilisation period during which operators resolved early system issues, according to a report by The Times of India.
International terminal and second runway
Work on the international terminal is in its final phase and should be finished by September or October, NIAL officials said. Customs and immigration facilities are expected to be operational by the end of the year, paving the way for international flights. The airport is also in talks with domestic and foreign airlines to add routes.
Separately, preparation for a second runway and additional aviation infrastructure is under way. The airport authority plans to expand capacity beyond the current single-runway setup.
What could slow the ramp-up
Industry sources cited by TOI point to two persistent headwinds: reliance on costly taxi services for ground transport and slower-than-expected growth in local passenger traffic. Airport officials counter that the facility is well connected via a six-lane expressway and AC electric bus services operated by YEIDA.
If local passenger demand fails to keep pace with the tripling of flight frequencies, load factors could drop, pressuring IndiGo and Akasa Air’s unit economics on the new routes. On the other hand, if the airport succeeds in attracting a third domestic carrier and lands one or two international operators before year-end, the utilisation rates could justify the second-runway investment sooner than planned.
What to watch
The next concrete marker is July’s schedule change. Monthly passenger numbers through August will show whether supply is outstripping demand. A second data point is the international terminal handover date – if it slips beyond October, the year-end target for international flights becomes tight. Airlines will also watch the customs and immigration readiness timeline closely.
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