Punjab, Oct. 9 -- The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved renaming the Noida International Airport at Jewar after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the decision on Friday, describing it as recognition of Modi's twenty-five years as the head of a government.
What was decided
The airport at Jewar, in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, becomes Narendra Modi International Airport. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya called it a historic decision. State cabinet approval is the first step; a name change at a licensed international airport also runs through the civil aviation ministry and the DGCA before it appears on a boarding pass.
The airport itself
Jewar is the second airport for the National Capital R...