Domestic flight operations resumed at Terminal 2 of the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Sunday. The terminal was built at a cost of around Rs 5,000 crore and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Speaking about the commencement of domestic operations at the T2 international terminal, the Bengaluru airport team tweeted, “Domestic operations at T2 of BLR airport commence with @OfficialStarAir flight to Kalaburagi on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti. Hari Marar , MD & CEO, BIAL and Bopanna CA, Head Airports, Star Air light the lamp to mark the operationalization of T2 @MoCA_GoI @AAI_Official”
With the opening of T2, the capacity to handle passengers, as well as counters for check-in and immigration, will double. This will help people a lot as the airport will then be able to handle around 5-6 crore passengers annually which is a huge increase from the current 2.5 crore.
‘Terminal in a Garden’ theme
Terminal 2 was designed keeping in mind the ‘Garden City’ that Bengaluru is called and means ‘a walk in the garden’. Passengers will travel through 10,000+ square meters of green walls and outdoor gardens created using indigenous technology. The terminal was also built with sustainability principles woven into its design.
T2 is also one of the first terminals worldwide that can be experienced on the Metaverse. The platform provides a three-dimensional (3D) virtual experience. It has been designed in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), a multinational cloud computing platform, and Polygon, an Indian blockchain platform.
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