India, June 15 -- Around 170 farmers and agricultural workers, including 20 women from the Jewar area who had given their ancestral land to the Government for the construction of the international airport after receiving compensation, will travel on the airport's inaugural flight beginning from Monday as a gesture of appreciation to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the region's development.

The first flights from Noida International Airport will connect Jewar with Lucknow, Bengaluru and other destinations, with the airport also witnessing its first landings on the same day. The occasion will mark the start of a new chapter for the area, opening a fresh gateway for passengers, airlines and cargo operators in the National C...