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Written By narayan82 - 27 May, 2008
BIAL Bangalore BMTC Citizen Reports Transportation public transport Aviation
BMTC and Airindia SATS/Air Deccan have tied up at BIAL to ferry passengers in the Low Floor Red Volvos from the gates to the airplane. I don't get it! The volvos in the city are going packed, the frequency is less than what i can/should be - why can't these busses run on the road instead. To me these busses are a much needed addition to the existing public transport. For the 2 Min ride from the Gate to the Plane, we dont need to use this "fancy" bus! Or we can get a Sutlej or a Tata-Globus/eicher/swaraj mazda for the airport!
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Devesh: Server not found? -- OT
Photoyogi - 27 May, 2008 - 13:57
So i would not be the one to indicate some problems at GG :)
-- Praveen Sundaram AkA PhotoYogi
PS sorry for the tech-talk had marked my response as OT

Low floor buses at BIAL are not suitable
Devesh - 27 May, 2008 - 06:56
I am more than a little shocked by this move. Sutlej does not work. High floor buses are out of the question.
For airport airside transfer operations, there are buses specifically designed. They typically have hydrostatic transmissions (for high loads, low speeds, and smooth shifting), 4 wheel steering (for the very tight maneuvering), very large capacity (100+ passengers), "kneeling" capability (typically about 2 feet), and also wheel chair ramps built-in. Regular city buses, even the low floor Volvo buses that BMTC operates, are just not suited for these types of operations.
FMC/FSM (http://www.fsm-vienna.at/tld/bus/bus.htm) are one of the largest makers of airside handling equipment. Including the push tractors, loaders, transporters, and airside transfer buses. Neoplan, now part of MAN group is probably the biggest specialist airside transfer bus vendor.
http://www.neoplan.de/datapool/imagepool/700/Flughafenbus_Einstieg_02_g1988.jpg
http://www.neoplan.de/datapool/imagepool/100/Flughafenbus_Einstieg_01_g.jpg
http://www.neoplan.de/en/Products/Airport_buses/Picture_gallery.jsp
For fire-fighting BIAL imported special fire tenders and made a big show of it for the Praja members. Considering that BIAL has 42 bays but only 8 contact gates, it is obvious they would need airside transfer buses. BIAL management is well experienced in this. Why have they not imported special airside transfer buses ?
We need to remember that we are not comparing BIAL to any domestic airport. We were promised a "world class" airport to international standards, and that is what we should demand.
Apart from the 10,000 Cr. given as concessions, we are expected to pay a UDF. What are we getting in return, as consumers ?
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Devesh R. Agarwal
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no to private - but then, a PPP !!!
murali772 - 27 May, 2008 - 08:05

narayan82 - 27 May, 2008 - 09:51

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