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July 16th, 2020 6:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bengaluru International Airport Proposes Biometric-Based Technology To Reduce Immigration Queues

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has proposed a new biometric-based technology to register the arrivals of the Indian citizens arriving at the airport. The technology will allow the Indian passport holders returning to the country to skip the lengthy immigration queues at the airport. Currently, the arrived passengers wait in the immigration queue and get their passports stamped. With the new technology, the passengers can get their iris/palm/thumb scanned and... Read More

July 16th, 2020 5:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

AirAsia Isn’t Cutting Down On Employees, But Salaries

AirAsia is one of the very few airlines all over the world which has decided not to let go of any of their employees. While this is a move from the airline worth appreciating, the employees will be facing a salary cut. Given that the job security of the employees is still there, pay cuts are nominal and expected. This is an adamant time for aviation industry all over the... Read More

July 16th, 2020 3:55 AM 0 COMMENTS

Kempegowda International Airport To Soon Become The Go-To Place For Entertainment Events

Considering the popularity of entertainment events in Bengaluru and making it as a way to capitalise, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) plans to develop a world-class stadium at the airport premises. The arena intends to target music concerts, weddings, conventions, exhibitions, or award events. The development of the stadium is a part of the expansion project of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) that is currently underway. The stadium will be built... Read More

July 16th, 2020 3:54 AM 0 COMMENTS

Lounges in Bengaluru International Airport to Remain Partially Shut From This Month

Parts of domestic and international lounges at Bengaluru International Airport will remain shut from June 1, announced the authorities. The airport is commencing refurbishment works, and this can take up to March 2021. "The refurbishment of the lounges will take in two phases across 18-20 months," Bengaluru International Airport said in a statement released. The airport has four lounges, two in international security hold area (SHA) and the other two... Read More

July 16th, 2020 3:54 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bangalore Airport Activates Digi Yatra with Vistara Bengaluru-Mumbai flight

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has successfully rolled out Digi Yatra biometric boarding process, starting with one flight of the full-service carrier Vistara. Passengers boarding Vistara flight UK864 from Bengaluru to Mumbai will be the first group of flyers to avail the facility. Other Vistara flights will be integrated with Digi Yatra by the end of October. “Kempegowda International Airport on June 22 has successfully launched the fully biometric-based self-boarding... Read More

April 6th, 2020 3:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

American Airlines Change Plans For Bengaluru and Seattle Daily Flights 

Much recently, American Airlines announced that they are going to start a daily non-stop flights between Bengaluru and Seattle later in October this year. But the airline has just issued another statement in which they said that they would not be starting the direct flight service this year. The start date is likely to be the winter of next year. The coronavirus global pandemic has put the airline in a... Read More

August 7th, 2019 9:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tickets From Bangalore Airport To Become Cheaper From August 16

The Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) has decided to reduce the User Development Fees (UDF) levied on the passengers flying out of Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. The fees will be revised to the old rates. The current UDF of Rs 1226 for international fares will come down to Rs 558. The present UDF of domestic passengers of Rs 306 will be revised to Rs 139, making the tickets a lot... Read More

July 30th, 2019 5:52 PM 0 COMMENTS

Preliminary Work For Bangalore Airport Metro Line To Commence Next Week

The soil test for 38-km KR Puram-Kempegowda International Airport line via Hebbal will begin next week. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has sought permission from the civic body BBMP for the same. According to the letter sent to the civic body, the metro line will pass through the K R Puram to Hebbal and continues on the right side of NH-44 over 5 metres of dedicated land between... Read More

July 23rd, 2019 9:15 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bangalore Airport invites EOI from Original Equipment Manufacturers to Upgrade Runways

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has invited reputed Original Equipment Manufacturers to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) for upgrading runway. Currently, the second runway at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) is undergoing painting of runway and taxiway. Flight disruption due to fog is a major issue at Kempegowda International Airport, and the proposed upgrade intends to solve this issue. The authorities plan to commence the proposed upgrading once the existing works... Read More

July 6th, 2019 6:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bengaluru Airport Commences the Use of Full-Body Scanners

Following the government’s mandatory order to install full-body scanners at 84 airports in India, Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) established the system, and the trial run began on 1 July 2019. “Based on specifications issued by the BCAS, BIAL is using body scanners with Millimetre Wave (illumination) technology. This technology ensures that the scanners are safe for pregnant women and people with pacemakers,” a spokesperson for Bengaluru International Airport Limited... Read More

May 28th, 2019 3:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport Turns 11

Bengaluru International Airport, popularly known as Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) completed 11 years of its operations. It started the services in May 2008 with Air India’s AI 609 flight landed at the airport. It witnessed a count of 33.3 million passengers transited through it in 2018-19, which is 23.8% growth compared to the previous year. The authorities estimate passenger count to rise to 65 million per annum by 2024-25. It... Read More

May 15th, 2019 2:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kempegowda International Airport to Roll Out Paperless Biometric Self-Boarding by Q3 2019

Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru will hopefully be the first airport in the country to roll out face detection technology to replace manual check-in practice. The airport has completed the trial run at the end of March and is now in the process of developing the hardware. The Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) is hoping to do a phased rollout of the new system from the third quarter of... Read More

December 26th, 2018 9:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru All Set for a Revamp by the Second Half of 2019

Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru is all set to witness some significant developments in 2019, reveals a report submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture.  According to the report, the airport’s second runway and a terminal newly being constructed will become operational by the end of September 2019. The airport will also add 20-30 parking slots to its existing 85 aircraft parking slots. “Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International... Read More

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