Showing posts with label BIAL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BIAL. Show all posts

Monday, April 21, 2008

Latest BIAL Update: Bangalore Airport Pictures

I received an email from BIAL directly today. They asked me to post the latest pictures shown below. The new scheduled opening date for the airport is May 11, 2008. While some have been critical of the airport's design (which I don't share), my contention is with not providing high speed rail service to the airport from Bangalore CBD. Not having the rail will make the trip for any new arrivals difficult and long. As I have stated before, the roads in India are not smooth and make the ride excruciating for the uninitiated. Overall however, the new airport will give new business people entering Bangalore for the first time more confidence in the area and it signals that India is serious about rebuilding its infrastructure.

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The façade of the Terminal Building and pick up/drop off canopy

The baggage claim area looks very spacious, I’m quite certain we can now say goodbye to crowding around the belts
View of the 53 Check in counters, there will also be an additional 18 self check in kiosks for speedy check in. No more standing in winding queues, worrying about missing your flight
Parking facility to accommodate approximately 2000 cars and 700 employee cars, no hassles finding parking or getting stuck in a jam trying to get your vehicle out here!
Check out the plush Oberoi lounge, Illy café and the Kingfisher Sports Bar in the international section
View of the departure lounge and the departure concourse

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Update #3 Bangalore Airport Pictures

The Bangalore Air Cargo Club (BACC) and Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL) are fighting. Members of BACC are upset that BIAL is not being transparent about the infrastructure and functioning of the airport, in just a short month and a few days before opening.

“We’re not against the new airport, but we have no idea how we are going to function there. We have not been given any information about the infrastructure awaiting us,” said Nirmal Singh Sandhu, president of BACC and director of Wilson Sandhu Logistics. “Will there be a cargo village? What is the cargo handling capacity? Will the customs be ready then? We have no idea.”

Trust me folks, that's not a good sign. I'd wait at least 3 months before flying into the airport.

Meanwhile, BIAL is in discussions with major carriers in India to base their domestic and international operations at the airport. At present, airlines such as Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France, Thai Airways, Malaysian Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Gulf Air, Sri Lankan, etc operate to Bangalore. Airlines, especially from the Middle East, have reportedly evinced interest in the project, and a decision is expected to be taken by 2008-end

Main Terminal Finishings

Inside the Main Terminal

Outside the Terminal

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Friday, October 19, 2007

Bangalore Airport City Update and Pictures


As the Bangalore Airport nears completion, we wanted to highlight some other development occurring around the Airport. This area is generally referred to as Airport City, but we believe the site is the genesis of a new Bangalore. Why a new Bangalore you ask? Because “old Bangalore” simply can’t support modern infrastructure without extremely expensive improvements. It’s much less expensive and easier to develop new infrastructure from scratch than to rebuild an entire city full of old Infrastructure.


We recognize the process of moving old Bangalore to New Bangalore will take decades, but the stake is being place in the proverbial ground now. Below we highlight the latest renderings from the BIAL Airport website




The Layout


Bangalore Airport City Downtown Area





Technology Area



Airport Hotel by the Oberoi Group



The Airport City Downtown area will consist of retail, urban entertainment, office buildings, and hospitality facilities. It will also have metro station once the Bangalore metro network is linked to the Airport. New companies moving to India may want to consider a location here in the next 5 years. Currently there is little quality housing around the area, but in the future, this will be the power corridor for Bangalore business.


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