By Vipin Agnihotri
Yesterday, we gave you first hand information that Bengaluru International Airport is ready for first flight. Today, we are going to give you more information about Bengaluru International Airport.
The runway of Bengaluru International Airport is designed to easily accommodate the B-747 aircraft. It is 4,000 metres long and 60 meters wide, including shoulders. Point to be noted here is that the airport layout design provides a second parallel runway within the site.
Another intriguing thing about this new airport is that it has four airfield fire fighters that have been procured from Austria. These crash fire vehicles, commonly known as the Panthers, have been procured for security purposes and a special capability for off road driving. Generally speaking, crash fire vehicles can go from 0 kmph to 80 kmph in less than 30 seconds. I have a talk with airport authorities and they were of the view that Panthers consists of long-range monitors, fire-fighting equipment, infra red cameras and reverse cameras.
Bengaluru International Airport will also have retail centre, a multi-cuisine food court area, an adventure play area, and a day care facility for the children of the passengers. At the domestic terminal passenger will find Tommy Hilfiger, Odyssey's books, music, flower, and toy shops. What’s more, there is going to be 35 check-in counters and seven passenger gates to facilitate multiple flights coming in at around the same time.
According to sources, the first of the international flights to take off from Bengaluru International Airport will be the Air India flight to Singapore and Dubai. Talking about the domestic circuit, both Bangalore-based airlines Kingfisher and SimplyFly Deccan will be part of the pre-launch tests in the first week of March.
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