The decision was made on Thursday after senior executives from Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), the subsidiary of concessionaire Zurich AG that was formed to build and operate the new airport, and officials from the civil aviation department met with the Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, in Lucknow.
The design of the terminal building was also presented to the Prime Minister.
While the project has made significant progress with the complete land acquisition and land handover to Zurich AG for the first phase likely in mid-2021, the airport was referenced in different ways in the absence of an official name. It was commonly known as Jewar airport. In the recently published design sketches of the terminal buildings, the project was named Delhi Noida International Airport.
Officials at Noida International Airport Ltd (NIAL), the special purpose vehicle formed by the state government to oversee the airport project, opposed this and asked YIAPL to refrain from using a title until both parties had finalized. a name.
NIAL CEO Arun Vir Singh said: “The final name of Noida International Airport will be updated in the concession contract and all subsequent documents.”
The concept for the logo grew out of discussions on topics centered on the state bird. The designers came up with the final logo by fusing the motifs of a sarus (stork) in flight, technology and a connected world. The sarus wings in the logo, officials said, are meant to connote the idea of staying connected to the rest of the world. “The logo also signifies a flight that is about to take off from the runway. The creative team deployed for the work by Zurich AG has done a splendid job of including all the elements in a simple design, ”said Singh.
YIAPL CEO Christoph Schnellmann, COO Kiran Jain and Senior Executive Sunil Joshi were in the meeting with the CM.
Present from the UP government were Chief Secretary RK Tiwari, CM Additional Chief Secretary SP Goyal and Civil Aviation Director Surendra Singh. NIAL was represented by Arun Vir Singh and Node Officer Shailendra Bhatia. The airport’s master plan, building design and activity in the area of operations are being analyzed by the civil aviation regulator and are expected to be approved in January next year.
In accordance with the conditions of the concession contract, the UP government will execute the support contract until April 5, 2021. To do this, a letter has been sent to the concessionaire. Singh, the director of civil aviation, said the department will complete formalities by the end of this month.
It is also proposed to link Noida International Airport to the high-speed rail project connecting Delhi with Varanasi. At the same time, RITES has conducted a study to connect it with the IGI airport in Delhi. Plans are also underway to connect the airport to the proposed Delhi-Mumbai highway.
Yogi said that the Noida International Airport will give a boost to industrial development and lead to job creation, export promotion, streamlining of air traffic and more tourist activity.
Qualifying the aviation sector as a means of multidimensional growth, the CM said it would also boost the economic development of the state.
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