Air India to develop connecting hub at Bengaluru

Air India will develop a connecting hub at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), which is reporting record passenger numbers for its just-completed financial year. The airline has signed an agreement with BLR “to develop Bengaluru as a premier aviation hub for southern India, with an aim to boost air travel connectivity to and from India over the next few years,” the airport says in a statement. CEO Campbell Wilson told Aviation Week Network last year that Air India was looking to build a third connecting hub—after New Delhi and Mumbai—in the south of India. Other airlines owned by Air India parent Tata Group, AIX Connect and Vistara, will also grow operations at BLR, according to the airport. “The agreement marks a significant milestone in the Indian aviation industry. Air India [and BLR] will collaborate to enhance international connectivity, operational efficiency and passenger experience over the next five years,” BLR says.<br/>