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Bangalore International Airport News
- You can get info on BIAL under RTI
In a landmark verdict passed by the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC), the consortium company of Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has been deemed as a 'public authority'.
Dwelling into the financial structure and funding patterns of BIAL, the commission found that the private-public consortia has been 'substantially financed' by the government of India under the Comptroller and Auditor General (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Services) Act 1971, or CAG Act, thus making it (BIAL) more a public enterprise than a private one.
- New Bangalore airport to open soon
Amid indications that no civilian flights will be allowed at Bangalore's HAL airport, government on Monday said the new international airport will open by the end of this month and operator's licence will be issued to it in the next 2-3 days.
This emerged after a meeting convened by the Civil Aviation Ministry in which top officials of the Bangalore International Airport (BIAL) as well as those from the Karnataka government participated.
- Tender for BIAL rail link likely after 2008 state polls
The State Government that had established a SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle), the ‘Bangalore Airport Rail Link Limited (BARLL), for implementation of the Rs 3,796 crore project on a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) model with private participation, is all ready to call for an Expression of Interest (Tender), once the elections are over.
- Blame game over airport connectivity
Who is to be blamed for the delay in ensuring connectivity to Devanahalli airport? The blame game is on between bureaucrats and the public over the government's failure in providing connectivity to the airport.
Participating in a panel discussion, "Devana Yelli', organized by Bangalore Mirror on connectivity to the airport, joint secretary, ministry of civil aviation, K N Srivastava, felt the problem of connectivity is in itself a manifestation of many other things.
- No takers for pomelo cultivation near BIA
The world over, it is used in exotic cooking, for Thai desserts and in jams and jellies. The pomelo fruit, known as chakkota locally, is facing near extinction in and around Bangalore, thanks partly to the Bengaluru International Airport at Devanahalli which has sent land prices sky-rocketing.
Property prices along the Devanahalli route are heading north every passing day. Happy farmers are only too willing to sell off their agricultural land. This has dealt a severe blow to the cultivation of the fruit in the region.
- What next for Bangalore HAL airport?
The high court on Wednesday asked the Centre what it proposes to do with the HAL Airport after the new airport commences operations.
"We will not come in the way of Bengaluru International Airport coming into existence. But we want to know what you (Centre) want to do with the old airport in the light of the Parliamentary panel's recommendations. We also want to know about the technical aspects of the city having two operating airports,"a division Bench headed by Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph told ASG Arvind Kumar before adjourning the hearing to Thursday.
- As suspected, Airport will be operational only after elections
Polls could be the spoiler this time. As the Bengaluru International Airport at Devanahalli dresses itself up for the revised inauguration date of May 11, uncertainty hangs threateningly low. With assembly elections likely to be held in May, the code of conduct for political parties could kick in anytime soon, either delaying the airport inauguration or stripping the event of its pomp.
According to top civil aviation ministry officials, under the electoral code of conduct, BIA would be allowed to have an informal opening minus the gala function. This clearly forbids any politician from participating in the inauguration. Top Karnataka government officials confirmed this. Senior BIAL officials told STOI the assessment of whether there's to be a function or not will be based on the "collective decision" taken by BIAL and the civil aviation ministry.
- Headed for BIA? Watch out for snakes
The dog-hit at HAL Airport should serve as a wake-up call for Bangalore International Airport Limited, as the surroundings of Devanahalli, where the new airport is situated, are home to many dangerous animals and reptiles.
An environment assessment report on flora and fauna of Devanahalli, prepared by the Indian Institute of Science in mid-2007, says jackals, pangolins, snakes, monitor lizards, jungle cats, mongooses and a variety of avi-fauna live in and around Devanahalli. The report on reptiles of Devanahalli has recorded 21 snake species in and around the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA)
- IA flight to Singapore will be first to take-off from BIA
But the first commercial flight to take-off from BIA’s runway would remain the same as scheduled before. The first departure from BIA will be an Indian Airlines-flight IC957 bound to Singapore, scheduled to take off at 5 am on May 11, the inaugural date of the airport. This flight to Singapore was the one that had been scheduled as the first flight to take-off from the BIA, when it was earlier scheduled to start commercial operations on March 30.
- BMTC to make drive to airport easy
The BMTC is doing its bit to make the drive to the international airport more comfortable — it will start a Vayu Vajra fleet of Volvo buses between various points in the city and the airport. Operation will begin after the airport opens. "We will get delivery of 40 buses on Wednesday.
The governor's adviser, P K H Tharakan, will inaugurate the service on March 30,’’ BMTC MD Upendra Tripathy said on Tuesday. Volvo manufacturers announced on Tuesday said BMTC will purchase 240 buses. The second shipment — 200 buses — will be delivered later this year.
- Bangalore Intl Airport right on track or not?
The civil aviation ministry has put off the inauguration of Bangalore International Airport. According to reports, the inauguration on March 28 as scheduled can not take place as the connectivity to the airport is not yet ready.
As per the current plans, the Bangalore International Airport is to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 28 and the commercial operations are to begin on March 30. The officials expressed on Monday meeting that AAI might need more time to complete the installation of the Air Traffic Control equipment and training of air traffic controllers to handle the systems.
- Bangalore International Airport to be delayed
The opening of the Devanahalli international airport is almost certain to be put off, with the Civil Aviation Ministry taking a dim view of the airports preparedness to begin commercial operations.
This view was understood to have emerged at a meeting chaired by Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Monday. Ministry Secretary Ashok Chawla also participated in the meeting. This will be followed up by another official-level meeting in the next couple of days. The ministry decided to await the report from the Airports Authority of India on the “preparedness of the airport" and another from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation — the airport licensing authority — before taking a final decision.
- Bangalore needs HAL airport
With less than three weeks to go for the commissioning of the Bengaluru International Airport, the clamour has grown louder for retention of the HAL airport for short-haul flights, at least until the access to the new airport is smoother.
Political leaders, cutting across party lines, have joined the chorus. Sitaram Yechury of CPM, who headed the parliamentary standing committee looking into the issue, said: “Given the fact that in both Hyderabad and Bangalore, capacity has saturated there is no reason for the Centre to close existing airports. The government should renegotiate the deal with promoters of new airports. As the PIL on the closure of Hyderabad airport is coming up on April 4, the government should not rush to close this airport by March 15.’’
- Grounded at the word go
In the next few weeks, Bangalore will see the unveiling of a new international airport. Billed as India’s first greenfield public-private partnership (PPP) airport, this is a project that has gone through all the challenges an innovator faces. Construction began on 2 July 2005, marking the end of a tortuous process that began in 2001, with the final concession agreement being signed in 2004. During this period, the project was buffeted by the political currents of changing governments at the Centre and in the state. Governments everywhere learnt a lot about the challenges of doing airport privatization from the Bangalore experience.
- Short-haul flyers shun new airport
Fears are coming true. The new Bengaluru International Airport appears to be putting off travellers flying on short-haul routes — those that have a flight time between 30 minutes and an hour.
Reason: the airport is around 40 km from the city and the accessibility is poor. Most are dreading the commute to and from the airport and the expense involved. The rail and road options could be more attractive for many.
- Bangalore International airport to be operational by Mar 30
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) today announced the commencement of the integrated trial phase at the Bengaluru International Airport. This stage signals the final trial phase of the airport and involves integrating various processes to simulate real life airport operation. The integrated trial phase will continue till next month.
- Twin airports will be disastrous
Defending the Bangalore International Airport Limited’s (BIAL) stand to shut down commercial operations at the HAL Airport after the Bengaluru International Airport opens on March 30, BIAL CEO, Albert Brunner said that operating two airports simultaneously would be disastrous.
Replying to a query on the PIL filed in the Karnataka High Court on the retention of the HAL airport he said, “ To operate two airports on a long term basis is a bad solution and would also be disastrous for the airline operators, passengers and for the over all business activity. Cities which have dual airports like Hong Kong and Munich have turned out to be a disasters and the airports have never grown.
- Devanahalli airport may fuel economy travel
Heres one reason why air passengers might feel that the Bengaluru International Airport at Devanahalli could be cheaper when compared to the GMR promoted Hyderabad international airport.
The fuel throughput fee fixed for aircraft at the Bengaluru airport is only Rs 700 per kilo litre of aviation fuel. This is not only a lot lesser than that to be levied for the Hyderabad airport, but also considerably lower than in most existing airports of the country, barring New Delhi and Mumbai.
- Road to airport: No place to walk
Would you like to know where the pedestrian stands in BBMPs grandiose scheme of things for the Devanahalli international airport? Have no illusions, they dont even appear to exist for the civic body.
Walk down the first of the signal-free stretches to the airport that is getting ready on Chowdaiah Road between the High Grounds Police Station and Mekhri Circle. Three magicbox underpasses are coming up on this stretch — the first one at the Cauvery junction is almost ready.
- BIAL's first test flight on March 7, 2008
Close on the heels of the Hyderabad International Airport conducting test flight operations, the Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL) will commence its test flight operations in the first week of March.
According to airline sources, March 7 will be the day when the first test flight will land at the greenfield airport.
A BIAL spokesperson informed the Sunday Times of India: "Discussions are currently on with various airlines in conducting our first test flight operations. However, now a final decision has been taken on which day it should be conducted."
- Bangalore’s new airport will build a second runway by 2014
Bangalore International Airport Ltd (Bial), the company that is building a new international airport in India’s tech capital, will construct a second runway as early as 2014, more than a decade before its planned date.
“The second runway was initially planned 10 years later. The traffic is growing so fast, we have revised our estimates and hope to touch 18 million passengers (annually) by 2014,” said Albert Brunner, chief executive of Bial, the holding company for the project.
- Capt Gopinath slams HAL airport closure
According to the clauses of the contract signed by the government, no airport is allowed to come up within 150 kms radius, with the exception of airports at Mysore and Hassan which he dubbed anti-development.
Criticising the government’s decision to close HAL airport, Capt G R Gopinath of Deccan Aviation said it was a mistake to give a monopoly to BIAL. He was talking to the media on the sidelines of the Momentum, a tourism investor’s meet here on Thursday.
- Air cargo operators threaten to dump BIAL
Air cargo operators have threatened to look out for other south Indian airports for cargo consignment movements if the cargo handling facility at BIAL is not up to the mark.
- Airport buses to ply in March 2008
Forty Volvo buses with frequency of 10-15 minutes each will ply to Devanahalli.
The BMTC has released the fares of the soon to be introduced ‘Airport Bus Service’ to BIAL, connecting the airport from eight locations of the city. “Forty Volvo buses with frequency of 10-15 minutes each will ply to Devanahalli. It would offer the commuter value for money, comfort and safety and reduce travel time” said Dastagir Sherieff, Chief Traffic Manager (Operations) BMTC.
- Staff shortage at new airport to pose problems
Acknowledging the fact that theres a shortage and improper deployment of staff, Chief Commissioner, Central Excise, Heera Radhakrishnan on Saturday said that its going be a cause of concern at the upcoming international airport in the City.
Speaking at the meeting of the Central Excise Inspectors Association in Bangalore, Ms Radhakrishnan said with the new international airport, the volume of cargo and travellers is going to increase tremendously. “With a shortage and improper deployment of staff, we may have some problems. I will shortly take up the matter with cadre controlling authority in-charge of Karnataka,” she added.
- Services at new Bangalore airport may come for a price
BIAL, which is developing the new airport in Bangalore, has requested the central government to allow an additional levy for domestic and international passengers.
A proposal before the government for a new user fee to be levied on air passengers from the new Bangalore airport could set a precedent for other developers and raise air travel cost further, aviation ministry officials have said.
- Current Bangalore Airport to be converted to a mall
Bangalore's HAL airport may well go on to become a premier shopping destination. After the closure of the airport in April, the arrival and departure lounges may be converted into a mega retail mall with multiplexes along with a five-star hotel, and a convention centre.
Several leading mall developers, retail players and hospitality chains are believed to be in talks with HAL authorities to take up the real estate on a lease arrangement.
- Take off in limo luxury to Devanahalli airport
The BMTC proposes to introduce chauffeur-driven limousine service, complete with a dedicated helpline, to pick-up and drop off air passengers
Passengers to the International Airport at Devanahalli can look forward to travelling in style, if the BMTC has its way. Volvo buses will ply from most areas in Bangalore to the airport.
- Dedicated bus lane for new airport
Travel from Hebbal flyover to Devanahalli airport in less than half-an-hour. No, you won't be travelling on the expressway or high-speed rail link. But soon, the BMTC's Volvo buses will use a dedicated bus lane to let passengers reach the airport in a jiffy.
Bangalore's first dedicated bus lane will be laid to exclusively ferry airport passengers and the BMTC is deploying 40 A/C buses for this purpose.
- Air passengers to pay user fee in Bangalore
Passengers departing from Bangalore International Airport, which will open on March 28 next year, will have to pay a 'user development fee' (UDF), but the quantum is yet to be decided.
Sources in the government said Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has proposed two different categories of UDF to be levied on domestic and international passengers. "The amount proposed by BIAL is on the higher side, a feeling which is also shared by the civil aviation ministry. Therefore, it has not been approved," they added. A BIAL spokesperson said the UDF has been included in the detailed project report when the greenfield airport was being set up at Devanahalli.
- Flight trials on BIAL to begin by Jan 15, 2008
The flight trials at the new Bangalore International Airport (BIAL), fast coming up at Devanahalli, 35 km from here, wll begin on January 15, BIAL Chief Operation Officer Marcel Hungerbuehler said today.
Speaking to news persons on the sidelines of BAIL signing an agreement with SITA to introduce baggage reconciliation system in the airport, he said most of the work relating to physical structure had been completed and final touches was being given to the terminal building, apron, duty free shops and food courts.
- Industries demand connectivity to international airport soon
| The delegation led by N Reguraj, chairman, CII, Karnataka, said that if the issue was not resolved it would create enormous stress on all air passengers - business, personal and budget when the airport starts flight operations on March 30, 2008. | | | | The poor road connectivity to the upcoming Bangalore International Airport is again under fire and seems to be one of the biggest challenges before the new government. |
- A tedious drive to new airport
It’s killing. There’s no other way to describe it. It took us nearly three hours through numerous congested traffic junctions and suffocating pollution to get from Electronic City to the upcoming international airport in Devanahalli, a distance of 68 km. It was only a little better, about two hours, for those of us who started from J P Nagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar.
- First international low cost airline to fly from Bangalore
Air Arabia, the first and largest low cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa has announced that it will start daily flights to Bangalore from October 28. It had commenced services on the Bangalore-Sharjah route from October 15 with a four weekly flights which will now increase to daily services.
Bangalore is Air Arabia's ninth destination in India and the eleventh in South Asia. With daily flights between Sharjah and UAE now exceed 55 weekly flights.
- Singapore Airlines to launch flights from Bangalore
Notching up a higher than the industry growth from this technopolis of India, Singapore Airlines today announced thrice a week flight from here, commencing October 29. The new schedule would take the total flights of Singapore Airlines from the city to ten, Airline Country General Manager C W Foo told newsmen here today.
- Mysore Airport to be ready by October 2009
Mysore Airport will be ready for operation by October 2009, Union Ministry of Civil Aviation Joint Secretary K N Srivatsava said today. Speaking to newsmen after inspecting the works at Mandakali Airport, near here, he said that the works were expected to be completed by January 2009 and after trail run and testing the runway it would be ready for operation by Dasara Festivities in 2009.
- BIAL for expansion; rejects second airport option
Outrightly rejecting the need for a second airport to the city after it is thrown open to air traffic, the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) is already planning expansion of the greenfield project within two years of operation. Work on the fast coming up Airport taken up at a cost of Rs.1930 crore by a consortium of Zurich Airport and Singapore besides the Karnataka Government and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) is going on a brisk pace and nearly 77 per cent of the work had been completed.
- BIAL prepared for joint venture for rail link
The greenfield Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) today said it was prepared for a joint venture with the Railways and state government for linking the greenfield airport coming up at Devanahalli and the city by rail. BIAL CEO Albert Brunner told newspersons at the Airport site, 30 km from the city, that the Board of BAIL was open for such a venture. The details of which however was not immediately available.
- Karnataka to develop 3 Airports on PPP model
As many as 19 companies in the private sector had shown interest to develop three Airports Bijapur, Shimoga and Gulbarga under the PPP model, Infrastructure Secretary V P Baligar said today. Speaking to newsmen here he said that the state government had acquired land for the proposed airports. In future all the major highway projects would be developed under the PPP model and already the Sandur, Hospet and Belekere by-pass road works were being taken up under such mode at a cost of over Rs 110 crore.
- Sriramulu hints at closing HAL airport
Tourism Minister Sriramulu and Principal Secretary for Infrastructure Development V P Baligar dropped sufficient hints that HAL Airport would be closed once the International Airport at Devanahalli became operational. Speaking to reporters in Bangalore, they said as per the agreement the HAL Airport would have to be closed once the International Airport in Devanahalli is ready. "We know there is a demand for operating both airports; but we cannot breach the agreement," they asserted.
- High-speed rail link to Bangalore airport
Pushed into action by criticism from the Union civil aviation ministry, the state moved one step forward towards constructing a rail link from the city to the Bangalore International Airport site at Devanahalli. To cater to international standards and also to avoid traffic problems, the state government has proposed to run a high-speed elevated train from MG Road to the under-construction airport in two years. The airport itself will be operational next year, from April.
- Praful Patel not averse to second airport in B'lore
As the ongoing debate on retaining the existing HAL airport after the launch of Devanahalli International Airport continues, the Civil Aviation Ministry and the Bangalore International Airport Authority (BIAL) have reiterated that the contractual obligations bar a second airport in the IT hub. The issue was debated intensely at the three-day conference on civil aviation organised by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation as minister Praful Patel triggered it stating that even though the governments have to honour the agreement, a way out should be explored on giving a second airport for the technology centre.
- Bangalore: To operate HAL airport or not?
Aviation industry aver that the situation warrants two airports in Bangalore, at least till the traffic and facilities are streamlined in the new airport and connectivity issue is addressed. Just 10 months ahead of the new airport, this could be a belated move. But it's still worth a shot, according to passengers and experts.
- Bangalore IT Cos appeal to retain HAL airport
Information Technology companies in the city today appealed to the Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to retain the present HAL Airport even after the opening of the Devanahalli International Airport. In a memorandum to the Chief Minister during a breakfast meeting, they felt that retaining the present airport would be appropriate instead of closing down of commercial operations.
- No change in expressway alignment
Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) Commissioner Sudhir Krishna on We-dnesday said contrary to allegations made by the public, there has been no change in alignment in the proposed expressway between Outer Ring Road and Devanahalli.
- BIAL to follow suggestions
A day after Deccan Herald reported the Union Civil Aviation Ministry’s apprehensions about the design, architecture and facilities in the upcoming international airport in Devanahalli, the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has said that the Ministry’s suggestions were being evaluated.
- Bangalore airport design flawed
Hyderabad has scored over Bangalore again. The Union civil aviation ministry has given its stamp of approval to the GMR Hyderabad International Airport but dumped the design for the Bangalore International Airport at Devanahalli. In a letter sent to the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) in May first week, the Union civil aviation ministry has expressed serious reservations over the quality of the airport design.
- Karnataka to auction land acquired for Intl Airport
The Karnataka government has decided to sell through auction over 670 acres of excess land acquired earlier for the Bangalore International Airport, Chief Secretary P B Mahishi said today. Speaking to newsmen here, he said that the condition was that the successful bidders has to develop the land in accordance with the Airport authorities guidelines around the International Airport.
- Bangalore Intl Airport will be ready by April 2008
The much awaited Bangalore International Airport will be ready by April 2008 as almost all the civil works of the country's first green-field Airport have been completed well in advance, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said today. Speaking to newsmen after holding a review meeting of various departments here, he said that the trial-run of the International Airport would be held in January 2008 and would become operational from April 2008.
- Bangalore airport work enters final stages
Exactly one year is left to the opening of the Bangalore International Airport in Devanahalli and work at the construction site has shifted pace to the final phase. The greenfield airport is set for a April 2, 2008 opening.
- Air India Express opensDoha-Bahrain-M'lore service
The state-owned low cost airliner, Air India Express, has begun its Doha-Bahrain-Mangalore service with the first flight from Doha landing at the Bajpe airport near here last night. The flight IX 814 carrying 52 passengers from Doha landed at the airport at 2300 hrs and was received by the officials of Airport Authority of India.
- Doha-Bahrain-Mangalore flight from Mar 25
One more new international flight service between Doha-Bahrain-Mangalore will commence from March 25, 2007. According to Airport Authority of India (AAI) sources, the flight of Air India Express (AIE), was tentatively scheduled arrive at Bajpe Airport on March 25 from Doha via Bahrain at 2355 hrs and depart at 0055 hrs.
- Govt to auction excess land near International Airport
Karnataka cabinet today decided to auction 408 acres excess land acquired for the Bangalore International Airport near Devanahalli to realise over Rs 2000 crores. Briefing newsmen after the cabinet meeting here, Medical Education Minister V S Acharya said land would be offered in public auction in lots of 50 acres and 25 acres It would also issue guidelines for utility aspects to the prospective buyers keeping in view the air space safety, he clarified.
- AAI to focus on e-gov practices at Bajpe airport
Airports Authority of India (AAI) Central Vigilance Officer Durga Shankar Mishra today said that with 2007 being declared as e-governance year for aviation, the AAI proposed to introduce more e-governance practices in areas such as e-payments and e-receipts at the Bajpe airport, near here.
- BIAL seeks Entry Tax exemption from K'taka govt
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BAIL) Chief Executive Officer Albert Brunner today called on Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to seek a special entry tax exemption for the greenfield project coming up near Devanahalli, 35 kilometres from here.
- S'pore keen on supporting airports devp in K'taka: HDK
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today said that Singapore has expressed a keen interest in investing in development of airports across the state. Mr Kumaraswamy who held meetings with delegations from Singapore, Kuwait and South Korea during the last few days told newsmen here that the Singpore delegation had shown interest in setting up of IT parks similar to ITPL here, in Mysore, Mangalore and Belgaum.
- Bangalore airport may be operational by April 2008
Construction work for the Bangalore International Airport at Devanahalli was progressing satisfactorily and it is likely to begin operations by April 2008, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel informed the Rajya Sabha today.
- BIAL begins earthwork
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has commenced earthworks for rapid exits at the taxi way of the upcoming international airport in Devanahalli. The October update on work at the airport has also registered commencement of earthworks for the additional apron works.
- Mysore airport: Work to begin in December
The much-awaited modernisation of Mysore airport at Mandakalli is all set to begin in December 2006. Deputy Commissioner S Selva Kumar confirmed to Deccan Herald that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) had selected an agency for launching the works. “The tender was approved recently and the works will begin in December,” Kumar disclosed.
- Projects yet to see light of day
Prestigious aerospace and other engineering projects have been planned near the upcoming Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) that will redefine the industrial landscape of Bangalore.
- Expressway for airport drive
Eighteen months ahead of the airport’s scheduled opening, BMRDA has kicked off work on an expressway that is tipped to offer an easier commute to the airport’s projected 11 million passengers (per year).
- Private airlines still prefer HAL Airport
Some leading private airline operators have called upon the state and central governments to re-examine the decision to close the HAL Airport to commercial traffic once the Devanahalli airport becomes functional.
- BIAL shortlists retail firms for new airport
Bangalore International Airports Ltd (BIAL) has shortlisted bidders for various retail stores in the new international airport and held its first tender briefing for them on Thursday.
- Cabinet approves changes in pact for Bangalore airport
The union cabinet today gave its approval for signing of two agreements between the centre and Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) to reflect changes in the concession agreement.
- Expressway coming: Zip to airport
Gearing up to tackle the traffic bottlenecks that will surface with the international airport, Bangalore will have an expressway from a point on Outer Ring Road up to Devanahalli.
- Siemens bags another order for Bangalore airport
Siemens Ltd, alongwith Germany-based Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) has received a supplementary order worth Rs Euro 16 million from the Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) for installation of technical systems.
- Chug along to new airport if govt says yesAdd to Clippings
Trains to the airport. That's how the Bangalore International Airport in Devanahalli could make travel easier for its users from the city once it's operational from April 2, 2008.
- Work on Bangalore intnl airport on schedule
Work on the Bangalore International airport at Devanahalli, about 35 km from here, is in progress at a brisk pace to complete the project by April 2008. The first-ever greenfield international airport project, being built on public-private participation, was likely to turn into a beehive of activity once the Rs 1,930 crore project was completed on schedule.
- International airport dreams draw closer
The dream is coming true, almost. About 70 per cent work on the Bangalore International Airport will be completed by yearend with evacuation work already starting on the portions that are to be expanded.
- Survey completed for expansion of Hubli airport
The preliminary joint survey for expansion of Hubli airport to facilitate landing of bigger aircraft has been completed, Karnataka Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar said here today.
- International services to Bajpe airport from May 29
The much-awaited International flight service to the Bajpe airport, near here, which proved to be a non-starter due to various reasons, is likely to commence from May 29. A top official of the Airports Authority of India at the airport said the chartered flight from Sharjah, which was rescheduled to arrive here yesterday, had once again been postponed due to some confusion in the gulf country over starting the flight service.
- Land to AAI for upgradation of Hubli Airport
The Karnataka government will provide 386.6 acres of land to Airport Authority of India(AAI) to upgrade Hubli airport into an all-weather airport, Revenue Minister Jagdish Shettar said here today.
- BA to fly six times a week from Bangalore
British Airways (BA) has announced an additional flight on Bangalore-London route following increasing passenger traffic. The additional flight will take BA frequencies from Bangalore to London Heathrow to six per week. The new flight (BA118) will takeoff from Bangalore international airport at 0545 hrs on Thursday and arrive at London Heathrow at 1150 hrs.
- Plane sailing: 20% work complete
The road to the airport is the first indication that Bangalore's 10-year-old dream is taking concrete shape: The access road from the NH-4 to the Bangalore international airport site has been levelled and the first layer of granular sub-base (GSB) prior to asphalting has been laid.
- Devanahalli farmers strike it big, acquire new lifestyle
Ordering servants around and chatting you up over tea on a sultry afternoon, 80-year-old Uthanallappa presents a picture of contentment. The genial farmer from Anneshwara has sold off his 45 acres to the government for the international airport in Devanahalli. At Rs 5 lakh per acre, that’s easy math for a fortune. He has invested in lands and businesses, his sons are well placed in other professions and he still owns vast stretches of land across the village. Remind him of that, and he shoots back, “But where are the labourers to work on the lands?
- Night flights from Hubli to take wings soon
All seems to be going well for the development of Hubli Airport. The day is not far for the introduction of night flights from Hubli, which is one of the long-pending demands of people of this region.
- Military flights hit by commercial traffic at HAL airport
Choked by the increase in civilian aircraft traffic at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-owned city airport, its very purpose of carrying out military flying operations has been hit. Official sources said with the airport currently operating more than double its capacity, the HAL authorities were finding it difficult to carry on their work, be it routine sorties or testing prototypes of transport, civilian and military aircraft, designed and developed by defence establishments.
- Bangalore airport ATC to be upgraded, more space for aircraft
- Expansion plans may prove costly
- Devanahalli international airport on track: Praful Patel
- Mysore to be on air map in 2007
- BIAL redesign by Dec. end
- New chairman for BIAL in Jan: Minister
- Airport project on course
- Belgaum airport being upgraded
- Bangalore international airport may fall short: Vijay Mallya
- Govt wants Bangalore airport ready by 2010
- No question of reconsidering resignation: Murthy
- Bangalore based 'Air One' readies for a mid-Nov take-off, to connect non-metros
- Air France offers Paris-Bangalore from Oct 31, 2005
- British Airways offers London to Bangalore, non-stop from Nov 1, 2005
- Moily wants Mangalore airport upgraded
- Work on airport will not stop: Dharam Singh
- BIAL to attract partners soon
- State Govt under pressure to expand Devanahalli International Airport in view of ever increasing traffic
- At City airport, flier will soon be the king
- While Bangalore sleeps, new Hyderabad airport to take off by March 2008
- Mysore airport MoU may be signed on Oct 6, 2005
- International airport: First flight in April 2008
- Road work moves at snail pace
- Airport work on track, fears of delay baseless: BIAL
- Bidders knew winner would bag BAIL works contract too
- Express rail link from Cantonment railway station to international airport proposed
- Work on Devanahalli airport begins AGAIN
- International flights from Mangalore airport from 2006
- HAL, AAI to give Bangalore airport a facelift
- Direct flights by Continental, Delta and Northwest Airlines from Bangalore to US soon
- International airport work to start on July 2
- Devanahalli airport to be ready by 2008
- SBI agrees to provide Rs 250 crore bank guarantee
- Kingfisher to buy five A380s
- Mysore airport MoU to be signed by month-end
- Mangalore's Bajpe airport to go international by Dec 2005
- Name airport after Tipu: Karnataka Muslims
- Devanahalli airport: More water needed
- Never ending delay in new airport forces AAI to improve Bangalore's existing airport
- Bangalore airport work from April 15, 2005
- Bangalore airport: No looking back
- Airport work to start month Yawn!
- Another problem lands on airport runway
- International airport land, clearing wall okayed Yawn!
- Airport: Another PM, another ceremony
- Work on airport LIKELY to begin by March/April Zzzz...
- International airport just three agreements away
- Mandakalli airport: A sweet Sankranthi gift to Mysore
- Devanahalli land paved with gold
- Devanahalli land paved with gold
- Dharam for central metro body
- Airport augurs good for business
- New airport at Hassan, face-lift for Mysore airport
- Work on city's airport to begin by Feb 2005
- Bangalore international airport up in 3 yrs, total cost Rs 1,334 crore
- Airport work will start in January 2005, says CM
- Decks cleared for IT City's international airport
- Cleared airport project may be grounded AGAIN
- Cabinet clears airport project
- Basic facilities yet to make a landing at Devanahalli
- Dharam hijacks project, snags continue to hound airport, rail to airport only a dream
- New airport ready for takeoff Yawn!
- Work on airport to start in Jan 2005: Dharam Singh
- Bangalore’s new airport hijacked even before take-off
- Air Deccan: Inexpensive fare fine, but needs fine tuning
- Bangalore international airport on schedule
- International Airport may fall through
- International airport may be named after Kempegowda
- New airport still awaits land lease agreement
- Green to fly high at Devanahalli
- BIAL wants an additional runway, needs to acquire another 100 acres, expect huge delays
- Wireless internet at HAL airport soon
- Take over immigration desk, city police asks Centre
- Air Deccan to launch its metro flights from Aug 21
- Tytler's 1st NRI city near Devanahalli
- Mallya's low-cost airline set to take off
- Bellary-Bangalore Air services to begin on October 2, 2004
- Rs 65 crore project to extend airstrip at Mangalore airport: Sindhia
- Final clearances for Bangalore airport soon
- Airport project crosses last milestone
- Airport to get concrete start
- Nod for Mysore, Hampi airports
- Vijay Mallya to launch low-cost airline - Kingfisher Air
- The Union Cabinet cleared the Rs 1,300-crore greenfield international airport at Devanahalli
- Airport project may get boarding pass on June 15, 2004
- Bangalore Airport: State expects approval in a month
- Krishna thanks Centre for clearing Bangalore international airport project
- Devanahalli airport set for take-off
- New Central Govt clears Bangalore airport take-off
- Airport project still mired in red-tape
- HAL airport issue: State wants it closed, regional airlines say retain
- Lufthansa Flight cut riles CM
- Devanahalli airport construction work to begin soon
- CM to kick-start construction work at airport site on Jan 29, 2004
- 'Most wanted' camera for city airport
- Mangalore's Bajpe airport development work to begin soon
- Bangalore airport to form the base for future greenfield airports
- Way cleared for airport at Devanahalli
- International airport construction to begin by Feb 15
- Airport project likely to take off by February 2004
- CM hopes to launch airport work soon
- Fernandes holds talks, clears air over airport
- Deadline for Bangalore airport 'almost met'
- New Year breaks Devanahalli airport jinx
- IAF takes a detour for Devanahalli dream
- Water may reach airport site before construction
- International airport still a distant dream: SM Krishna
- International airport papers may be signed by Dec 15
- Virgin to operate from Bangalore
- International Airport to be ready in 33 months: CM
- Plans afoot to develop airport near Hassan
- India's 1st private airport to come up in Bangalore
- Air Deccan to take off from Aug 25, 2003
- Bangalore airport: PMO for tying up loose ends
- Thai Airways to fly to Bangalore
- Prime Minister's Office calls meet on Devanahalli airport
- International airport civil works to begin in November
- Airport construction to start from November 1, 2003
- Devanahalli plan takes off, Rajya Sabha passes the amended AAI Act
- Bangalore airport may soon be a reality
- Thai Air to operate from Bangalore
- Bangalore airport pact may be revised
- Devanahalli airport work from June 1, 2003
- Centre sets aside hurdle for Bangalore airport
- Finance Minister Jaswant Singh backs CM SM Krishna on airport
- SARS snags Singapore Airlines' Bangalore entry
- State pushes hard for airport project, to be ready by 2006 [A.D.!]
- Lufthansa doubles schedule
- Bangalore international airport held up by legal hurdle
- Ring them bells for the airport song
- Civil work on international airport from Nov 1, 2002
- BMIC, airport get environmental clearance
- Cargo handling capacity at Bangalore airport increases
- Financial closure of Devanahalli airport expected by Dec 2002
- Airport: CM writes to Centre for eco clearance
- Rs 86.5 crore for airport project
- Airport work takes off, but land plan grounded
- A doggone problem at Bangalore airport
- Devanahalli airport gets deferred further
- Levy is fine, but airport must be punctual
- Shahnawaz vows to get Devanahalli airport through
- Victim of politics
- UF leader demanded Rs 500 million bribe to clear Bangalore international airport: Hegde
- International airport at Bangalore may come up in JT sector
- Clearance for Bangalore international airport next month
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