BIAL chasing 2nd airport after being denied a 3rd runway
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) managing director Hari Marar’s appeal on Wednesday, asking the government to fast-track the process of establishing a second airport for Bengaluru came after the government turned down a proposal for a third runway at Kempegowda, sources aware of the matter informed DH.
Marar reasoned that this was necessary as the two terminals at Kempegowda will reach their structural capacity, estimated to be around 92 million, by 2032-33.
“The efforts to identify the land and notify the land should ideally have started two years ago. Because that is the amount of timeline it takes to make sure we do not choke our own potential by not having connectivity,” Marar elaborated.
