Joy in the air for BIA as traffic, cargo movement multiply

Bangalore: Notwithstanding the biting winter chill that has caused several delays at the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA), the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) will greet the new year with hopes that it will bring in more cheer.
For such was the year that has gone by. The BIA’s annual passenger traffic growth has gone up by 12 per cent this year as it attracted six new airlines, the highest compared to any other Indian airport.
Sanjay Reddy, BIAL Managing Director, said:?“No national airline network can be complete without including Bangalore.” Annual air traffic movements grew by seven per cent, touching 1,16,851 movements and 12.53 million passengers for 2011 and the airport at present handles over 350 aircraft movements, servicing around 35,000 passengers per day.
“Since 2008 (the year it opened), it has grown by 54 per cent and continues to grow above the national average every year,” Reddy said, adding that besides this, the airport has seen the introduction of 15 new international airlines in the last three years with six of them in 2011 alone.
26/12/11 Chethan Kumar/Deccan Herald

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Categories: airports Dec 2011