Leadership changes in infrastructure are not always glamorous. Sometimes they happen because the project is approaching a critical operational stage and the system cannot afford uncertainty. That is exactly what makes the appointment of Nitu Samra as interim CEO of Noida International Airport so interesting. With immediate effect, Samra, who had been serving as CFO since 2021, was elevated to the top role while the board completes a formal selection process. The move followed a regulatory requirement that the CEO of an Indian airport be an Indian national before operations commence.What matters here is not just the change itself, but the timing. Noida International Airport is not in an abstract planning stage anymore. It is moving toward operational readiness, regulatory clearances, and the complicated choreography that happens just before a major infrastructure asset begins serving the.