Bangalore: With Kempegowda International Airport at Devanahalli likely to reach peak capacity of 20 million passengers annually in another five years, Bangalore International Airport Ltd. (BIAL), the airport operator, is expected to go in for the second round of expansion soon.
The airport was inaugurated on Saturday by Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh after the first phase of expansion, which included expansion of terminal building 1A and improved amenities, at a cost of Rs. 1,500 crore. The expansion work on the five-year-old airport had started in 2010.
GVK chairman G.V.K. Reddy said that BIAL, in which GVK holds 43 per cent stake, is in the process of preparing plans and estimates that would be part of the second phase of expansion. “It will be placed before the board for approval and also before the government.”
14/12/13 The Hindu
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The airport was inaugurated on Saturday by Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh after the first phase of expansion, which included expansion of terminal building 1A and improved amenities, at a cost of Rs. 1,500 crore. The expansion work on the five-year-old airport had started in 2010.
GVK chairman G.V.K. Reddy said that BIAL, in which GVK holds 43 per cent stake, is in the process of preparing plans and estimates that would be part of the second phase of expansion. “It will be placed before the board for approval and also before the government.”
14/12/13 The Hindu
