An upgrade for Bangalore’s international airport

THE EXPANSION of the Bengaluru International Airport’s passenger terminal building will double its terminal area to 70,000m2, giving the airport the capacity to handle over 17 million passengers per annum, with the flexibility to expand to 20 million passengers.

The three-year-old Bengaluru International Airport currently has the capacity to handle 11 million people yearly and sees 33,000 passenger movements every day. The airport’s passenger traffic is growing at an annual rate of 18 per cent, higher than the national average of 16 per cent.

Bangalore International Airport Limited vice chairman GV Krishna Reddy said: “The decision to begin expansion has come at an appropriate time, given the rapid pace of growth that the airport is witnessing. ”

The work is due to commence in June this year, and is scheduled to finish within 18 months. Mumbai-based Larsen & Toubro has been chosen as the construction partner for the project through an international bidding process.

At the moment, 33 airlines operate to Bengaluru and connect to over 50 local and global destinations.

Thai AirAsia, Thai Tiger Airways, China Southern Airlines and All Nippon Airways have shown interest in flying to the destination in the future.

By Anand & Madhura Katti

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