New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The chief executive officer (CEO) of the Noida International Airport is a foreign national and this falls afoul of aviation security norms for greenfield airports, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has flagged at a high-level meeting that included the minister of civil aviation, multiple officials close to the matter said on Monday. The CEO, as well as the chief operating officer (COO), is yet to receive the security clearance from the Union home ministry or be vetted by BCAS, the security arm of the civil aviation ministry. Both steps are mandatory for airport executives and this issue is one of the factors behind the long delay at the yet-to-be-fully-operational airport, which has already missed at least three deadlines. The MHA clearance broadly approves an individual for access to sensitive roles and BCAS vetting specifically ensures compliance with aviation security norms and operational requirements under the established aviation security (Avsec) rules. CAS Avsec order dated January 17, 2011, prohibits non-Indians from becoming CEOs of greenfield airports.According to an official, the issue first came to light two years ago. "A show cause notice too was issued to the airport management for non-compliance of the Avsec order, however, no action was taken by either NIA or BCAS," a second official said. Then, people familiar with the matter said, the issue was raised at a December 10 meeting involving the ministry of civil aviation (MoCA), NIA officials, and BCAS. Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu was present at the meeting. MoCA did not respond to HT's request for comment. NIA in Uttar Pradesh's Jewar is being developed as National Capital Region's second major airport after Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The project was awarded in October 2020 to Zurich Airport International AG, which is developing and operating the airport through its Indian subsidiary, Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd, under a 40-year public-private partnership. The airport's operations are led by CEO Christoph Schnellmann who is a Swiss national....