Destination Bangalore for foreigners

Bangalore:Industry observers say that Bangalore could before long become the gateway to India.
As per the air traffic figures provided by Airports Authority of India (AAI), Bangalore reported a 40% growth in international passenger traffic in the one year between September 2006 and August 2007. That's the highest in the country and more than double the all India average growth of 16%. Hyderabad was the next highest at 19%.
Bangalore's overall growth (including domestic and international air traffic) was 38%, the highest among all the major metros and well above the country's average of 28%.
"Bangalore is the most exciting aviation market at the moment and in the days ahead the city will continue to see very high growth figures, of about 40%, as both domestic and international airlines look to make the city their hub," says Kapil Kaul, CEO (India) of Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA).
TOI had reported earlier that the country's full service carriers Air-India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher are looking to make Bangalore as the gateway city to the US.
CAPA estimates that once the new Greenfield BIAL airport becomes operational next March, Bangalore would witness phenomenal passenger growth ranging between 40% and 50%.
24/10/07 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Oct 2007, Foreign Oct 2007