Patel for 2nd airport in Blore

Mumbai: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Monday expressed the need for second airports for Bangalore and Hyderabad.
Speaking to Deccan Herald on the sidelines of a conference organised by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation here, Mr Patel said: “We have to respect the concession agreements entered into with airport builders consortia like in Bangalore because the governments are involved in it. However, we also have to see how best we can ensure that the second airport is taken up within the metropolitan region. Ultimately, what is important is the interest and requirement of people.”
A second airport for the IT city is not possible at present as the State and Union governments have entered into an agreement with the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) which states that no other airport, new or existing, would operate within 150 km of the new aerodrome.
12/06/07 B S Arun/Deccan Herald

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