Bangalore's old airport, owned by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), may come back to life for short-haul passenger flights.
This was indicated to reporters by HAL Chairman R.K. Tyagi at the Aero India 2013 show. If the old airport reopens, the IT capital of the country will have two operational airports for civilian flights.
The HAL-owned airport was closed to civilian flights from May 24, 2008, when operations were shifted to the new airport built by a Siemens-led consortium at Devanahalli on the city's outskirts. Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), the operator of the new airport, is now controlled by the Hyderabad-based GVK Group.
07/02/13 K.R. Balasubramanyam/Business Today
