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Noida Airport appoints interim CEO after BCAS denies security clearance to Swiss chief
Noida International Airport named its CFO Nitu Samra as interim chief executive officer after the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security refused security clearance to CEO Christoph Schnellmann, delaying flight operations. Schnellmann will move to the board as executive vice-chairman, and the interim appointment will remain until a formal selection is completed.
Why It Matters
The leadership change at a recently inaugurated airport could affect the launch of operations and strategic direction while the board determines a permanent CEO.
Timeline
4 Events
Christoph Schnellmann moves to Board of Directors as executive vice-chairman
April 24, 2026
Christoph Schnellmann will move to the Board of Directors as executive vice-chairman.
Nitu Samra appointed interim CEO
April 24, 2026
With immediate effect, Noida International Airport appointed CFO Nitu Samra as interim Chief Executive Officer until the Board completes a formal selection process.
BCAS denies security clearance to Christoph Schnellmann
April 24, 2026
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security denied security clearance to Christoph Schnellmann, Swiss national, which held up the launch of flight operations at the airport.
Christoph Schnellmann becomes CEO
August 2020
Christoph Schnellmann began serving as CEO of Noida International Airport in August 2020.