The
swanky Bengaluru International Airport was thrown open on of May 24,2008, with
the first flight taking off to Singapore and the Indian Airlines flight IC609
from Mumbai, carrying 110 passengers and crew, touched the runway at 10:40 pm.
The same aircraft took off as IC 957 to Singapore.The existing airport, run by
state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, was closed down with the commissioning
of BIA, spread over 4000 acres.
The
state-of-the-art airport, which saw its launch date being deferred three times,
can handle over 12 million passengers annually. It was a no-frill opening as the
model code of conduct is in force for the just-concluded Karnataka Assembly elections.
Private
promoters hold a 74 per cent stake in BIAL while the State holds the remaining
26 per cent.The shareholders are: Siemens Project Ventures GmbH (40 per cent),
Larsen & Toubro Limited (17 per cent), Unique Zurich Airport (17 per cent),
Government of Karnataka (13 per cent) and Government of India (13 per cent).
The
terminal building of BIA is spread over 71,000 sq mts and built to accommodate
2733 passengers at peak hour. The airport is equipped with 53 common use counters
and 18 self check-in counters.
The
first phase of the airport has been built with an investment of Rs 2,470 crore.BIAL
officials said the new airport can handle up to 720 aircraft movements a day (30
an hour in peak hour).The greenfield airport is situated at Devanhalli, about
40 kms from Bangalore.The transition to the new airport was smooth as BIA followed
the same flight schedule of the HAL airport and flights operating after midnight
made a seamless shift to the new airport.
QUICK
FACTS (Source : Bengaluru Airport)
Location
The
airport is 40 kilometres from the center of Bangalore.
Operational
Operational
24 hours a day
365 days a year
Land
area
Spread over an area of approximately 4000 acres
Employees
Over
4000 employees are currently employed at the airport,
including BIAL and concessionaire
employees and
Terminal
Single,
fully air-conditioned, two-level building capable of accommodating
2733 international
and domestic passengers at peak hour is spread 
over
71,000 square meters.
Passengers
The
current airport infrastructure is designed to handle over 11 million
passenger
movements annually. Once the final master plan has been
achieved, it can accommodate
upto 50 million passenger movements annually.
IT
Systems
RESA CUTE, BRS, UFIS,SAP Based Aviation billingPC and 2D barcode
based
Boarding Gate Systems
Car
parks
Phase 1: approximately 2000 vehicles and 75 coaches
Check
in counters
Cute enabled check in desks: 53
Self Check-in kiosks (CUSS):
18
Boarding
gates/ aerobridges
Total boarding gates: 20
Aerobridges: 8 (one double
arm aerobridge)
9 bus bays for arrival and departure
Security
counters
Domestic: 8 Airport Security Units (APSU), 1 X-Ray per APSU
International:
5 APSU’s; 1 X-Ray per APSU
Five level security screening system for checked
baggage
Immigration counters
Departure:
18 , Arrival: 18
Baggage Carousels
Total
7 carousels: 3 for domestic and 2 for international arrivals; in addition
2
carousels can be used for domestic or international
Length - 2 x 59 meters;
3 x 53 meters; 2 x 97 meters
Aircraft
1350
domestic flights and 245 international flights are processed every week on average
Runway
Runway
orientation 09/27
Runway length 4000 m
Width 45 m
Width of runway plus
light paved shoulders 60 m
CAT 1ILS on both ends of the runway
Aprons
The
layout of the apron and terminal has been designed to reflect international standards.
Initial phase includes 42 code C aircraft stands
Taxiways
Code
E aircraft, two high speed exit taxiways
Bituminous
structural pavement width of 25m (code F)
Width of taxiway plus unpaved shoulder
width of 45 m
Cargo
A
dedicated bay in the terminal apron is earmarked for freight aircraft. Cargo warehouses
have the capacity to handle approximately 350’000 tons of cargo annually.
Air
Rescue and Firefighting services
The airport provides CAT-9 level of protection
as per ICAO standards to enable all the largest commercial aircrafts operated
in the country currently.124 inclusive fire fighters and officers. Trained by
trainers from Austria and Zurich airport fire chief.
Fire
tenders 4
4 Airfield Crash Fire Tenders imported from Rosenbauer, Austria.
Airlines
- International
Air Mauritius, Malaysia Airlines, Tiger Airways, Oman Air,
Air France, British Airways, Air Arabia, Gulf Air, Dragon Air, Lufthansa, Srilankan
Airlines, Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air India, Kingfisher Airlines, Emirates,
Indian, Quikjet, Etihad, Qatar Airways, Transmile
Airlines
- Domestic
Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways, Indian Airlines, Alliance
Air, Go Air, JetLite, Indigo, Spice Jet, Paramount Airways, Air Deccan, Blue Dart
Reaching
the Airport from various points in the City
The Bangalore Metropolitan
Transport Corporation (BMTC) has introduced special Volvo buses called "Vajra
Vayu" (Air Conditioned) and Suvarna Sarige / Parisara Vahini Service (Non
AC) to facilitate easy travel to the Airport from various points in the City.
(Frequency : Every 15 minutes)
Airline
passengers can reserve the tickets on the bus to BIA through a dedicated travel
portal and even hire a taxi, get picked him from home to the nearest volvo stop
and zip to Devanahalli, all in cool airconditioned comfort.
Online
ticket portal and the 24/7 dedicated taxi hotline services is also available where,
a commuter has to just login and book tickets through ‘Viaworld.in’
and make a payment through cards and head for the nearest volvo bus stop and zip
to BIA. The commuter will also have a choice to have him/her picked up right from
home or a hotel through a cab, equipped with GPS, to the volvo stop.
Ten
seats will be offered on each Vayu Vajra bus. “Commuters can book tickets
from either ‘www.viaworld.in or through a link at www.bmtcinfo.com or call
080-41431000. A fee of Rs five will be charged on each ticket. 500 taxi cabs sporting
a BMTC logo will pick-up you up from home or a hotel, if you are a traveller who
has checked into a hotel, that is and head for the nearest airport volvo stop
and help you board the bus.
BMTC has selected Cel Cabs and SGL who will
offer their vehicles as a airport dedicated service, providing a choice of vehicles
such as a/c Indica, Indigo, Innova and Sumo cabs. These GPS (Global Positioning
Systems) will be able to monitor the movement of every Vayu Vajra bus to the stop
to ensure that the commuter does not miss the bus, by even a second.
A discount
of 25 per cent will be offered on the volvo bus ticket, if commuters use the taxi
services. Fares start at Rs 100 for a Indica car with a choice of vehicles upto
an Innova SUV for Rs 234. You can call 6090 6090 and 4299 4399. These numbers
will be operational from 22 May to coincide with the Vayu Vajra services.
From | Route | Distance | Travel
Time | Fare |
| Hebbal
Ring Road | Kogilu
Cross | 27 Km | 0.45
Hrs | Rs. 80.00 |
| MCTC
Bus Station | Vijayanagar,
Rajajinagar I Bock, Malleshwaram Bus Stand, Sadashivanagar, Mekhri Circle, Hebbal,
Kogilu Cross | 44
Km | 1.50 hrs | Rs.150.00 |
| Jeevan
Bhima Nagar | Indiranagar,
Halasoor, Taj Residency, Hotel Oberoi, Legislators Home, Le Meridian,Windsor Manor,
Hotel Ashok, Mekhri Circle, Hebbal, Kogilu Cross. | 44
Km | 1.50 hrs | Rs.
150.00 |
| HAL
Old Airport | Hotel
Royal Orchid, Leela Palace,Indiranagar, MEG Centre, J.C.Nagar, Mekhri Circle,
Hebbal, Kogilu Cross. | 45
Km | 2.00 Hrs | Rs.
150.00 |
| J
P Nagar 6th Phase | Jayangar
Bus Station, Shanthinagar Bus Terminal, Bangalore Club, Chancery Pavillion, Le
Meridian,Windsor Manor, Mekhri Circle, Hebbal, Kogilu Cross. | 47
Km | 2.00 Hrs | Rs.
150.00 |
| Whitefield
| ITPL, K.R.Puram,
Kalyananagar Bus Station, Hebbal, Kogilu Cross. | 50
Km | 2.00 Hrs | Rs.
150.00 |
| Koramangala | Diary
Circle, Shantinagar Bus Terminal, Hotel Chancery Pavillion, J C Nagar, Doordarshan
Kendra, Mekhri Circle, Hebbal, Kogilu Cross. | 55
Km | 2.15 Hrs | Rs.
150.00 |
| Electronics
City | Bommanahalli,
Central Silk Board, Agara, Marthahalli Ring Road Junction,K.R.Puram, Hebbal, Kogilu
Cross. | 66 Km | 2.15
Hrs | Rs. 200.00 |
| KBS/KSRTC/City
Raliway Station | Le
Meridian,Windsor Manor, Hotel Ashok, Mekhri Circle, Hebbal, Kogilu Cross. | 36
Km | 1.30 Hrs | Rs.100.00 |
The
Non Air Conditioned Non A.C. Suvarna/P.Vahini has three Flat Fares of Rs. 100/-,
Rs. 80/- & Rs. 50/-
Two city
based private travel operators - ‘Airlift’ - and Zoom Airport Express
(ZAE) have launched a commuting service to the airport, with an aim to provide
people freedom from the travel blues. Airlift has a fleet of 30 cars, equipped
with GPS and monitored from a central control room, the service has been started
from five routes, while ZAE has Twenty-two vehicles (8 Tata Wingers and 12 Tata
Indica cars)
To avail services
of Airlift passengers can call the 24/7 call centre 98450 47788 or by logging
on to www.airliftonline.com for bookings through credit or debit card. They can
also send an SMS to 54545.”. To avail ZAE, Call 0080-6566 11999.
The
service, made available on Toyota Innova vehicles, can cost you Rs 300 for one-way
travel. The return journey facility is available for Rs 450 per person as opposed
to fares between Rs 750 to Rs 1000 by a city taxi. ZAE and will charge Rs 222
as fixed fare for the facility, with a frequency of 30 minutes each
Airlift
coupons will be available at Nilgiri outlets.
ROUTES
of AirLift
* BTM Layout through
Jayanagar and Marathahalli, to Airport
* Bannerghatta Road through Hosur Road
and St Marks Road ,to Airport
* Koramangala, through Indiranagar and Banaswadi,
to Airport
* Mysore Road, through Vijay Nagar and Rajajinagar, to Airport
*
Kanakapura Road through Jayanagar, J C Road and K G Road, to Airport
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