It’s a move that would be greeted with much glee by harried Bangaloreans, but commercial considerations are understood to have forced the civil aviation ministry to oppose the reopening of the city’s old airport at HAL.
The airport in Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd was shut down in 2008 when the GVK-group’s Bangalore International Airport Ltd became operational about 1.5-2.0 hours away from the city center.
According to Indian laws, no two airports are allowed within 150 km of each other, to prevent high competition in the space. However, the rule may be scrapped to allow airports in Navi Mumbai and NOIDA.
For now, however, the civil aviation ministry has turned down a request by the defence ministry to allow HAL to operate the airport.
HAL’s airport is practically in the center of the city and is only about 0.5-1.0 hour away from key areas.
28/06/15 Deepti Rajan/RTN.Asia
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The airport in Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd was shut down in 2008 when the GVK-group’s Bangalore International Airport Ltd became operational about 1.5-2.0 hours away from the city center.
According to Indian laws, no two airports are allowed within 150 km of each other, to prevent high competition in the space. However, the rule may be scrapped to allow airports in Navi Mumbai and NOIDA.
For now, however, the civil aviation ministry has turned down a request by the defence ministry to allow HAL to operate the airport.
HAL’s airport is practically in the center of the city and is only about 0.5-1.0 hour away from key areas.
28/06/15 Deepti Rajan/RTN.Asia
