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After months of having weighed up the prospects of Bengaluru and Hyderabad as a new hub for international operations out of South India, Air India decided to bet on Kempegowda BLR Airport. As a significant milestone in its transformation journey to becoming a world-class airline, Air India announced strategic plans to make Bengaluru Airport<\/a><\/span> its second hub in the country. Its collaboration with Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) will not only make Bengaluru a primary gateway to South India, but also make the airport a connecting hub for international departures and arrivals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This move will give an impetus to Air India\u2019s network expansion plans<\/a><\/span> for the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand<\/strong>. The principal objective of developing Kempegowda BLR Airport into a premier hub is to increase long-haul air connectivity to and from South India over the next 5 years, other than high operational efficiency and elevated passenger experience. The hub-and-spike model that the new Air India hub would be based on will facilitate international departures out of Bengaluru for passengers from the southern parts of India, as well as domestic connections for international arrivals at Bangalore International Airport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe South Indian Diaspora in America, for instance, have been vocal about their wish for direct connectivity from Dallas to Hyderabad, Boston to Chennai, Atlanta to Kochi, Seattle to Bengaluru, and Chicago to Hyderabad. The upcoming Bangalore hub of Air India would help fulfil the wish, as flying NRIs to and from their home towns across South India via Bengaluru\u2019s Kempegowda Airport seems more feasible than via the overcrowded New Delhi Airport which see hundreds of flight delays and cancellations due to intense fog during winter every year,\u201d said Sourav Agarwal, the Editor of Travel Beats.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe success of Air India\u2019s SFO to Bengaluru service may have been a driver for Tata Group\u2019s decision to set up a south Indian hub,\u201d said the chief travel advisor of Indian Eagle<\/a><\/span>, a leading air-ticketing partner of Air India<\/strong>. Evidently, the Tata Group of airlines including Air Vistara and Air India Express, is looking to capitalize on the high passenger load factor for Bengaluru by strengthening their presence at the award-winning Garden Terminal of Bangalore Int. Airport. \u201cThe airline-airport synergy is key to harness the untapped growth potential of this sector, according to Air India CEO & MD Campbell Wilson.<\/p>\n

Moreover, a dedicated lounge for premium passengers of Air India and Air Vistara would be set up as part of the Tata Group of airlines\u2019 upcoming hub at BLR Airport. The proposed lounge would be located in Garden Terminal<\/a><\/span> (T2) that UNESCO has recognized as one of the most beautiful facilities in global aviation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you think that Air India\u2019s upcoming Bengaluru hub will help decongest New Delhi Airport and save you from the hassles of connecting through the busiest Indian airport? Share your view in the comment section below and subscribe to our monthly newsletter for latest updates that could impact your travel to\/from India.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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