Passengers give the thumbs up

Bangalore: It was the moment Bangalore was waiting for. When it did arrive, it was captured in all its glory, as thousands of cameras clicked away the first passengers to arrive.
As Indian Airlines flight IC 609 from Mumbai made a touchdown at exactly, 10:35 pm, the first passenger Sheela Shenoy, a techie from Infosys and a resident of Bannerghatta Road, had this to say.
“It is a proud moment for Bangalore and Karnataka. The airport is wonderful. Connectivity should not be an issue as long as good roads are provided,” she said.
Few seemed to have had great trouble in reaching the airport. At least no one wanted to complain, what with all the euphoria.
Passengers and their relatives who gathered at the airport were bowled over by the facilities at BIA, as the swank and swish airport greeted them in all its grandeur.
With NH 7, chock-a-block with airport passengers, platoons of policemen were deployed all along the road to Devanahalli. The trumpet interchange flyover, that was open to passengers was illuminated, all the way to the terminal.
V P Baligar, principal secretary (Infrastructure and Industry), who was present to receive the first flight, said the opening of the new airport is a very happy moment for the government of Karnataka.
BIAL CEO Albert Brunner, speaking to the media soon after the first flight landed, said though a formal inauguration of the greeenfield airport will be done later, a full fledged opening has taken place.
24/05/08 Deccan Herald

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