Bangalore Kempegowda airport embarks on expansion plan to cater till 2030
Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) the operators of the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru has officially announced the launch of a Rs 13,000 crore expansion programme. The...
View ArticleBangalore Airport announces closure timings for Aero India 2019
Bangalore airport will partially close operations from 14th – 24th February due to the upcoming Aero India show. The biennial show is being conducted at the nearby Yelahanka Air Force Station and as...
View ArticleUral Airlines delays Mumbai flights to July
Russian carrier Ural Airlines has pushed back their Mumbai launch to 2 July 2019. The airline had previously planned to launch flights from 31 March 2019. The frequency of the new service has also been...
View ArticleIndigo to open Bangalore Airport’s first MRO facility
InterGlobe Aviation (Indigo) has signed an agreement with Bangalore airport to build a Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) facility. The 20-year agreement will see InterGlobe build a 13,000 sqm...
View ArticleBIAL announces 120% increase in UDF for next four months
Bangalore Airport (BIAL) has announced that the User Development Fee (UDF) at the Kempegowda International Airport, will be increased for four months from 16 April 2019. The UDF per passenger will be...
View ArticleBangalore airport to close lounges and transit hotel for renovation
Bangalore Airport has announced that it will be closing the airport lounges and transit hotel for renovations. The refurbishment will be done in two phases and will take 18 – 20 months to complete....
View Article“Adopt-a-Plant” at Bangalore Airport from 5 June
Bangalore International Airport Limited is giving away 10,000 plants to passengers and visitors at the airport from 5 June 2019. The giveaway will begin from environment day on 5 June 2019. To get a...
View ArticleBangalore airport to close main airport road on 10 June. Alternate access...
The Main Access Road (MAR) at Bangalore Airport will be closed for two years starting on 10 June for expansion. The 1.4km road is being expanded from its current four lanes (to each way) to 10 lanes...
View ArticleLufthansa to begin Bangalore – Munich flights
German flag carrier Lufthansa has announced that it will begin operating direct flights between Munich and Bangalore from 31 March 2020. The flight will be operated five times weekly by an Airbus...
View ArticleProtests shut down Hong Kong airport from 6PM
The protests in Hong Kong have been covered all over the news for the last few weeks. Today is the fourth day of what was originally supposed to be a three day airport protest. Till now the protests...
View ArticleIndia’s cities and the need for multi-airport systems
Airports are strategic assets for any country. As airport impact growth and connectivity impacts that lend themselves to improving tourism, trade, technology, transport and talent. Consider India’s...
View ArticleBangalore Airport announces Map contest
Bengaluru International Airport has announced a map designing contest. The objective of the contest is to “is to provide unique maps that would guide travellers to experience the rich diversity of this...
View ArticleAnalysis: Virgin Atlantic’s India Expansion
Virgin Atlantic made its India debut in July 2000 when the airline launched its flight to India’s capital, New Delhi. Back then, Virgin Atlantic was a boutique airline fuelled by the ambitions of a...
View ArticleBIAL to begin limited operations on new runway from 5 December
Bangalore airport will begin limited operations on the new south parallel runway (NSPR) from 5 December 2019. The runway will begin operations with a single cross taxiway in operation, a BIAL...
View ArticleBangalore airport services over 33 million passengers in 2019
Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport has continued its yearly growth with 33.65 million passengers in 2019, a 4.1% increase from 2018’s 32.33 million. Indigo continued to be the largest carrier...
View ArticleAnalysis: American launches Bangalore – Seattle and Alaska joins OneWorld
American Airlines announced new nonstop service from Seattle to Bengaluru as part of a broader move to turn Seattle into an international gateway. American will also deepen its relationship with US...
View ArticleAnalysis: What prompted Virgin Atlantic to launch flights from Manchester to...
Britain’s other major carrier, Virgin Atlantic, rather unexpectedly, announced a seasonal, thrice-weekly service between Manchester and New Delhi starting Winter 2020. The new service will begin from...
View ArticleBritish Airways to start a second Bangalore flight
British flag carrier British Airways is adding an additional three weekly flights to Bangalore. The airline currently operates a daily flight using the newest aircraft in their fleet the Airbus...
View ArticleThe contactless procedure of flying through Bangalore airport
With domestic flights set to resume from tomorrow, the Karnataka government had outlined rules for passengers arriving into the state. Now Bangalore airport has outlined the process that will have to...
View ArticleAirline hubs are facing a huge challenge
The Corona pandemic continues to impact traffic volumes across the globes. Airports that were once bursting at the seams are now eerily silent while many of the terminals remain empty. Runways that...
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