Noida International Airport flight operations: As Noida International Airport prepares to begin commercial flight operations from June 15, the airport on Wednesday conducted a full-scale aircraft turnaround trial under its Operational Readiness, Activation and Transition (ORAT) programme.  Located in Jewar, the airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 28.

This is going to be the second international airport serving the Delhi-NCR region, after Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.

According to a statement issued by the airport, the trial simulated a complete airside turnaround, testing end-to-end coordination of systems, processes and stakeholders under near-operational conditions.

“Key infrastructure and processes were put through their paces — including VDGS, passenger boarding bridges, ground power and pre-conditioned air, as well as baggage and cargo handling. In-flight catering and ground handling activities were also integrated, with refuelling scenarios evaluated as part of the exercise,” it said.

Initially, flight operations from Noida International Airport will connect passengers to five destinations across the country. These are: Amritsar, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jammu and Navi Mumbai.

The passengers travelling to and from Noida International Airport will have access to a range of transportation options. In addition to private bus operators running services to destinations such as Agra, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Dehradun, Chandigarh, Manali and Shimla, public bus services will also be available to facilitate seamless connectivity.

The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) will operate bus on multiple routes including: Mathura, Vrindavan, Noida, Agra, Meerut, Aligarh, Bulandshahr, Farrukhabad, Firozabad, Garhmukteshwar, Ghaziabad, Hathras, Khurja, Muradabad and Shikohabad.

The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will operate electric bus services to all major inter-state bus terminals (Kashmere Gate ISBT, Anand Vihar ISBT, New Delhi Railway Station).

The Haryana Roadways (HR) will operate connectivity to Faridabad, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, Chandigarh, Palwal, Hisar, Narnaul, Panipat and Ambala.

The Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) will operate regular buses to Dehradun, Rishikesh, Haridwar and Haldwani.

Apart from buses, there are authorized taxi operators and app-based cab services from the Noida International Airport. The passengers can also park their vehicles at airport. The parking fee varies depending on the type of vehicle and the duration of parking. A look at the parking charges: