Noida International Airport began commercial passenger operations with an IndiGo flight from Lucknow. Passengers on the first flight to land at the airport applauded upon touchdown. Accounts differ on the exact landing time: one report states the flight landed at 7:58 a.m., while another reports it landed at 8:05 a.m. The departure time from Lucknow was reported as 7:12 a.m. by one outlet. The return IndiGo flight from Noida International Airport to Lucknow is scheduled to depart at 6:55 p.m. and arrive at 8:00 p.m., according to one source. Farmers who provided land for the airport were among the inaugural passengers on the first flight, according to one report. These farmers plan to travel to Lucknow to meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and express their gratitude, according to another report. Noida International Airport aims to become a major aviation and cargo hub and ease traffic at Delhi’s IGI Airport, according to one outlet.