Karnataka Bengaluru 08 /03/2018 Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru View from the ATC Tower on Thursday. (Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Spread over 4,000 acres (1,600 ha), it is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the city near the village of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), a public–private consortium. The airport opened in May 2008 as an alternative to increased congestion at HAL Airport, the original primary commercial airport serving the city. It is named after Kempe Gowda the founder of Bangalore. Kempegowda International Airport became Karnataka's first fully solar powered airport developed by CleanMax Solar. As of 2016, Kempegowda Airport is the third-busiest airport by passenger traffic in the country, behind the airports in Delhi, Mumbai and is the 35th-busiest airport in Asia. It handled over 22.2 million passengers with little less than 500 aircraft movements a day. The airport also handled about 314,060 tonnes (346,190 short tons) of cargo. By 2020, it is expected to handle at least 40 million passengers per year, with 45 international airlines and more than 1000 aircraft movements per day. The airport consists of a single runway and passenger terminal, which handles both domestic and international operations. A second runway is being constructed and is expected to be operational by September 2019 while a second terminal is in the early stages of construction. In addition, there is a cargo village and three cargo terminals. The airport serves as a hub for AirAsia India, Alliance Air, Jet Airways and IndiGo and a focus city for Air India and SpiceJet ) Photo: Sampath Kumar G P
The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) now has a crew-only terminal dedicated for airline staff. The aim is to de-congest the main terminal, apart from ensuring that crew have easy access to the airport.
Bangalore International Airport Ltd., the operator of KIA, said that airline crew will no longer have to encounter queues at security check points in the main terminal. The facility will be operational round the clock.
On an average, 400 crew members depart through the new facility daily. The number is expected to cross 600 in the coming days. Currently, the terminal will only cater to domestic departing crew. Crew for international flights will continue to use the main terminal for their mandatory immigration and regulatory formalities.
BIAL stated that KIA is the third busiest airport in India, with over 90,000 passengers and over 600 aircraft movement every day.
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