BENGALURU: The New South Parallel Runway (NSPR) of the Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday had the first flight landing here at 9.41 am.The first landing on the new runway was scheduled for February 26, but was delayed by three weeks.With this development, the runway is now fully operational, as it is equipped to handle both take-offs and landings.
A SpiceJet flight SG 497 headed from Mumbai to Bengaluru was the first one to land on the new runway, according to an official release from Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL). The first flight that took off from the runway on December 6, a day behind schedule, was an Indigo one from Bengaluru to Raipur.
