Kempegowda International Airport
Kempegowda
International Airport (KIA) is the International Airport of Karnataka and is
located in the city of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. A public-private venture Bangalore International Airport
Limited (BIAL) owns and operates the KIA and is the first of its type in the Indian
aviation sector. This airport was inaugurated on the 24th May 2008 and was
renamed on 14 December 2013 as “Kempegowda International Airport” in tribute to
the founder of the Bangalore city. After Delhi and Mumbai, the KIA in India is
the third-busiest airport. The KIA is located in Devanahalli, 35 km north of
Bangalore city center. In the year 2015 and 2017, SKYTRAX World Airport Awards recognized
the BLR Airport as the ‘Best Regional Airport in India and Central Asia’.
The KIA was
considered as the most preferred airport in South India during the Christmas
holiday season of 2017. Ozone Urbana Prime is one of the residential Projects in Devanahalli is coming up near to this.
Kempegowda International Airport |
There are a
lot of facilities that are available for the passengers of the Bangalore
International Airport. The lounges are operated by the Plaza Premium and they
also offer Pay-in lounge facility. The VIP lounge is on the 1st
floor of the airport. You can do a lot of shopping here in the duty-free shops like
Sound and Vision in your waiting period of time and also there are a few retail
shops like The Lotus House, Centrum, BIBA, Titan, Fossil watches, Kashish,
FabIndia, Shoppers Stop, etc. You will also find some restaurants and coffee
shops inside like La Tapenade, Tiffin Center, Hatti Kaapi, KFC, Chai Point,
Maiyas, and Bar 380. Some free services like Wi-fi, ATM, pharmacy, spa and
salon, wheelchair assistance, luggage storage, childcare rooms etc..
The Bangalore Airport has also introduced the
BLR Airport App and Twitter hash tag #Flightstatus, which will enable the passengers
to receive notifications via social media.
The
transport facilities around the airport are very good and a lot of options are
available like the private car rentals, cab facility, BMTC bus service both AC
and Non AC buses.
There are a
lot of hotels located near to the airport in Devanahalli in Bangalore. Some luxury
hotels like the Olde Bangalore, Taj Bangalore, Signature Club Resort, Goldfinch
Retreat are located nearby the airport. Some reasonably priced hotel stay
options nearby are Orange Suites Airport Transit Stay, Fantasy Golf Resort,
Hotel Shivas Gateway, and Hotel Presidency. Fiestaa resorts and Clarks Exotica
Convention Resort and Spa are suitable for business purposes.
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