PM likely to inaugurate Bangalore International Airport

Bangalore/New Delhi: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is likely to inaugurate the Bangalore International Airport at Devanahalli near Bangalore on 30 March 2008. Highly placed sources in the BIAL have stated that the Prime Minister's office has been approached for his presence at the international airport inauguration and the sources in the home department have also confirmed that such a request has gone to the PM's office. But the PM's office confirmation was yet to come.
It could be recalled here that the BIAL will inaugurate the new airport on that day and the remaining work is being completed at a war footing. According to sources in the BIAL the work on Trumpet fly over had resumed and the airline offices have started migrating their IT bases as they found the Airline offices that have been prepared by the BIAL acceptable to their standards. Singapore airlines, Kingfisher, Jet airways, Deccan, Dragon airlines, Indigo, spicejet, Indian and Air India and many other airlines have confirmed their completion of migration by March 15. In the new development the Japan Airlines has also shown some interest in operating from Bangalore.
28/02/08 Mangalorean.com

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Categories: airports Feb 2008, New Feb 2008