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Written By Sanjeev - 3 July, 2010
BIAL Bangalore Media Reports Transportation public transport Aviation
PM unveils world's 6th largest terminal at IGI Airport
Delhi today got a spanking new world-class Rs 9,000 crore airport that will integrate domestic and international operations and is expected to handle 34 million passengers annually
The new terminal or Terminal 3 (T3), said to be the sixth largest in the world, was today inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who said the Indian aviation sector has the potential to absorb upto USD 120 billion of investment by 2020.
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit were among the dignitaries present on the occasion to dedicate T3 built by GMR group backed developer Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL).
Spread over 4 kms, 80 per cent of T3 is made of glass and supported by metal frames. The nine level terminal building would be used for 90 per cent of the entire passenger movement in the airport.
Comfortable lounges, nap and shower rooms will add to passenger comfort in the airport which will have a mix of restaurants, bars, cafes and fast food outlets in around 20,000 sq mt of commercial space.
Other Features : 168 check-in counters, 78 aerobridges (more than 64 in Singapore), 97 travelators and a multi-level air-conditioned car park to accommodate 4,300 cars, both first in India.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/78985/pm-unveils-worlds-6th-largest.html
This is real making up for Commenwealth Games in Delhi in Oct'2010. Great effort by GMR.
What about the BIAL Airport with respect to IGI Delho now. I feel BIAL should act as feeder service to IGI.
As Bangalorean, we have missed one time chance to have the real internaional airport. With just one number each of all facility like Aero Bridge, Escalator and few check in counters and no place to sit in the Airport in BIAL, we can call this as an International shed fit for some exhibitions only. Bangalore Exhibition center on Tumkur road is better then the BIAL
sanjeev
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Even the 2nd Run way at Airport, Hyderababd has already
Sanjeev - 5 May, 2016 - 11:04
Bangalore Internataionla Aiport is messed for long term perspective.
Other day i was disucssing with ATC officer of KIAL, 2nd runway should have come on Devanhalli side and even they could have shifted the present run way by 100 meters towards City.
Bangalore airport is built on concept spend less and make more returns.
Thats how the Industrial shed ( so called glass facade ) of Terminal built has no space utilization. Arr. and Dep have no seperate ramps unlike in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyd, Chennai
Now they have started building connecting road from Taj Hotel to Terminal just 100 meters away at Passengers cost.
Hyderabad has already 2nd Run way Thtru Taxi run way where as Bangalore does not have that type.
Even Aero Bridges in Bangalore are very close to each other.
Many will emerge how KIAL planned and in long run, whole airport need to be revamped if r looking for 40 to 50 million passenger traffic like Delhi
Flying from IGI Airport gets cheaper
Sanjeev - 2 May, 2016 - 13:15
Flying out of IGI Airport here has got cheaper from today with the discontinuation of the development fee being charged from each passenger for the past several years.
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the joint venture company which runs the IGI airport, was allowed to levy Rs 100 per flight as Development Fee (DF) from passengers flying on domestic routes and Rs 600 from those flying to international destinations.
The airports tariff regulator Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) had in February issued an order directing DIAL to discontinue DF from May 1, after having allowed it to levy DF through a December 2012 order.
Citing the average monthly collection of Rs 30 crore as DF, the AERA had in its order in February said the total sanctioned DF amount of Rs 3,415.35 crore was likely to be recovered by April 30, 2016. To cover the financial gap in developing the airport, the allowable DF was determined at Rs 3,415.35 crore.
Last month, Directorate General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA) had also asked all airlines operating from Delhi to refund the development fee charged from passengers flying out of the IGI Airport on the tickets booked for journey beyond April 30.
DIAL is a joint venture between GMR group, Airports Authority of India and Germany's Fraport AG.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/flying-from-igi-airport-gets-cheaper/articleshow/52064924.cms
when we can have UDF abolished for Bangalore Airport ???
amithpallavoor - 3 May, 2016 - 15:32
The government should have built the airport between Bangalore and Ramanagara and developed the latter as a satellite town of Bangalore.
Devanhalli yelli? Even after eight years, SWR does not want to run trains to KIAL. This is despite repeated requests by GOK.
Airport between Bengaluru and Mysuru
vatsan007 - 5 May, 2016 - 02:50
Airport between Bengaluru and Mysuru would've made a lot more sense because of various factors:
* Single airport would've served both cities. Mysuru airport built at huge exchequer money is languishing with no flights and utility
* Basic road and rail Infrastructure already existed. A small augmentation would've achieved public transport connectivity
amithpallavoor - 9 May, 2016 - 03:11
An airport needs to be connected from Multiple places and through multiple modes.
The issue of multiple entries and exits is not something, which can't be solved. It just needs some will.
What can we do about the airforce station at Yelahanka? Nothing. The airport should have been built on NH4 and should have served both Tumkur and Bangalore.
But is there a point cribbing about it?
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