Explained: Why Jewar airport in Uttar Pradesh needs to chart its own path

And learn what not to do from the so far jinxed Navi Mumbai International Airport

The airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, being built at a cost of roughly Rs 6,000 crore (phase 1) with a capacity to handle 10-12 million passengers a year, is coming up near Delhi. It is expected to be up and running as early as 2023-24, or within three years of laying the foundation stone.

There are some who are still questioning the viability of these two facilities that are less than a 150 km apart, but these are more in the nature of a quibble. This boat has sailed. But even as Jewar is on the fast track, there