India, March 27 -- New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the Noida International Airport on Saturday, with the facility set to become the second international airport catering to the national capital region (NCR), according to a statement issued by the government on Thursday.

The Noida airport will have a passenger capacity of 70 million, and is expected to ease the pressure on Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).

"At around 11.30am, he (PM) will undertake a walkthrough of the Terminal Building of Noida International Airport at Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar. Thereafter, at around 12 noon, the Prime Minister will inaugurate Phase I of Noida International Airport and address a public gather...