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Touchdown, salute, history: NCRs 2nd international airport goes live

As someone chasing this mirage since 2006, I excitedly woke up at 3am in the city of nawabs to get ready for the flight. News of the US-Iran peace deal promised to remove the dark clouds over aviation and seemed like a good portent for the new airport. A contingent of around 80 business executives also boarded the flight, raising visions of the now sleepy Agra expressway resembling the Dwarka or Gurgaon expressways in the coming years with both sides of the stretch getting developed.

16 Jun 2026 2:45 am