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Taneja Aerospace TAAL owns a private airfield (Licensed) located at Hosur, 50 km from Bangalore city. The airfield enjoys a strategic location - it is a twenty-minute drive away from Electronic City, the hub of the software industry in Bangalore. In terms of time, the airfield is actually closer to Electronic City than Bangalore Airport. The airfield is capable of receiving Airbus A 320 and Boeing 200-900 / B737 – 200 -900 class of aircraft and is equipped with a Night Landing Facility as well as with basic Navigation Aids. Support services available at the airfield include refueling, Fire Fighting equipments, parking, aircraft hangar accommodation, crew rest area, guest house, aircraft maintenance facilities, aircraft cleaning services etc.

Airfield & MRO facility agreement with Air Works India (Engg) for establishment of commercial Aircraft Maintenance and Operating Aviation Infrastructure - Airfield & MRO Division services at TAAL's private airfield (Licensed) at Hosur, near Bangalore. The runway at this airfield is capable of accepting Airbus A 320 and Boeing 737 Series class of aircraft and the hanger is capable of accommodating Narrow Body aircraft.

http://www.taal.co.in/Aviation-Infrastructure-Airfield-MRO/mro_airfield_info.htm

http://www.taal.co.in/landing_parking_info/landing_parking_info.html

With Runway : 2287 Mtrs and 45 meter wide   as against BIAL airport runway : 4000 meters and 60 meter width.

Hosur Airodrome has 22.25 Meter ATC tower against 65 Meter tower of BIAL.

Now if one looks back why Infosys Cheif Murthy was asking about airport at Hosur close to Electronic city.

Any way,  Bangalore has  five runways :

BIAL, Yelahanka, Jakkur, HAL and Taneja at  Karnataka Boarder. 

Will BIAL Bangalore able to get MRO business,  already Hyderabad has, Delhi, Mumbai and now Hosur taking off.

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Concession clause need to be questioned in Competition Commission. Bangalore is growing and capacity cannot be fixed arbitrarily. Other big cities have many airports. If this clause is for other reasons like traffic control, will it change after 25 years. But I dont think HAL airport need to be reopened. It needs to be completely closed down and given for real estate development.

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Ref Page No : 199 Table 128  and Page 203 table 130 give how much AERA is planning to pass the order.

BIAL Managment proposed Tariff on Page : 196 Table : 126

Page 291 : BIAL Promotors have No further equity infusion will be possible into  the Airport for Expansion

Capital amount needed was Rs 649 Crores and same BIAL managment has spent Rs 1100 crore to acquire Rs 110 Crore stake in this project

http://aera.gov.in/writereaddata/consultation/333.pdf

Also GOK and GOI r able to spend capital in METRO to the tune of       Rs 40,000 Crore by means of own funds and Loans,  but these not even 10% of the METRO project cost,  GOI & GOK not ready invest.  

BIAL Managment agreeing for Hybrid Till Model for UDF charges with 30% cross subsidization after AERA has taken tough stand and decision is expected after 19th Sept which last date for filling objection.

Also GOK is keeping quite on this matter means,  its agreeing to BIAL promotors decision even though it has 13% stake and given capital Rs 350 Crore without interest for 10 Years.

http://aera.gov.in/writereaddata/announcement/480.pdf

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As per Concession clause mentioned above,  its 25 years other Airports are not allowed except Mysore and Hassan as Domestic within 150 Kms Aerial Dist.

GOI and GOK should make plans to re-open  HAL airport  by 2033 which is leagally allowed.. 

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It (HAL airport) needs to be completely closed down and given for real estate development.

Seriously??? But, don't we have enough of real estate development happening already?

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