With the government refusing to grant the requisite security clearance to the expat chief executive of the recently-inaugurated Noida International Airport (NIA), the airport has made changes to its leadership structure and appointed its chief financial officer as the interim CEO.

With this move, the airport—located in Jewar in Uttar Pradesh—hopes to get the final clearance for starting commercial operations. Aviation industry experts believe that the airport could now see flight operations within a few weeks.

“Noida International Airport today announced changes to its leadership structure. This change follows directions issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) that the Chief Executive Officer of an airport in India is required to be an Indian national.…