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The Much Awaited Bengaluru International Airport at Devanahalli is now Operational

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.
Opened
Officially opened: May 24, 2008
First day of operations: May 24, 2008
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