Trials at Bangalore’s new airport to start in December
With the construction of the Bangalore International Airport in its last leg, the airport’s management team announced that trials and tests of the various systems would begin by the end of this year.
By TNN |
BANGALORE: With the construction of the Bangalore International Airport in its last leg, the airport’s management team announced that trials and tests of the various systems would begin by the end of this year.
“As most of the work is scheduled for completion by the end of the year, we expect to begin with basic trials in December. More advanced and integrated trials follow in January,” said Marcel Hungerbuehler, chief operating officer, Bangalore International Airport (BIAL).
The new airport, according to him, is geared to handle 30 movements (take-offs & landings included) per hour. An estimated 10.5 million passengers would use this airport in the first year of operation.
Talking about the mode of connectivity to the new airport, Mr Hun-gerbuehler said the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) plans to run about 40 Volvo buses from the city to the airport and people could board these buses from six different points in the city.
Also, a bus from BIAL would depart for the city at 10-minute in-tervals. According to him, BIAL would make separate arrangements to ferry employees to the airport.
Meanwhile, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is to go ahead with its plans to upgrade the existing three-lane highway (NH7) to a four-lane highway. BIAL maintains the addition of a lane to the existing setup would not disturb construction work on the upcoming trumpet interchange.
BIAL, in a statement, mentioned that the design of the Trumpet Interchange has been finalised in co-ordination with the NHAI to accommodate the future expansion of NH7 into an eight-lane highway.
“As most of the work is scheduled for completion by the end of the year, we expect to begin with basic trials in December. More advanced and integrated trials follow in January,” said Marcel Hungerbuehler, chief operating officer, Bangalore International Airport (BIAL).
The new airport, according to him, is geared to handle 30 movements (take-offs & landings included) per hour. An estimated 10.5 million passengers would use this airport in the first year of operation.
Talking about the mode of connectivity to the new airport, Mr Hun-gerbuehler said the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) plans to run about 40 Volvo buses from the city to the airport and people could board these buses from six different points in the city.
Also, a bus from BIAL would depart for the city at 10-minute in-tervals. According to him, BIAL would make separate arrangements to ferry employees to the airport.
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On the possibility of setting up a remote baggage check-in facility within the city, he said, such a system will have to be integrated with a mass rapid transit system (MRTS). “My personal opinion is that for the long-term, Bangalore needs a dedicated MRTS between the city-centre and the airport site,” he said. BIAL also announced a tie-up with SITA for the introduction of an automated baggage reconciliation system for the new airport.Meanwhile, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is to go ahead with its plans to upgrade the existing three-lane highway (NH7) to a four-lane highway. BIAL maintains the addition of a lane to the existing setup would not disturb construction work on the upcoming trumpet interchange.
BIAL, in a statement, mentioned that the design of the Trumpet Interchange has been finalised in co-ordination with the NHAI to accommodate the future expansion of NH7 into an eight-lane highway.
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