Noida International Airport launched scheduled commercial flights on Monday with Indigo flight 6E-2278 arriving from Lucknow at 7:55 am carrying farmers from the Jewar region. Regular services on the Lucknow-Noida route are scheduled to start July 1, 2026. The Allahabad High Court on April 28 upheld the land acquisition process for airport expansion, finding compliance with the 2013 land law and directing full rehabilitation before residential possession.