GREATER NOIDA, Oct. 7 -- The Noida International Airport in Jewar is planned to eventually handle more than 70 million passengers annually as it expands over the concession period, according to the airport's master plan, the Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin was told during his visit to the facility on Tuesday.

Parmelin visited the airport with a nearly 65-member delegation, including around 40 business representatives, as part of his three-day visit to India. The airport is being developed by Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd (YIAPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Switzerland-based Zurich Airport International AG.

The Swiss president and the delegation were briefed on the airport's development, sustainability initiatives, pa...