Sunday, May 25, 2008

Waiting for the D-Day


























An outside view of the terminal building of the Bengaluru International airport. Built on a public-private partnership (PPP) model, the airport will be operated by the consortium of Unique Zurich Airport, Siemens Projects Ventures and Larson and Toubro.The state government and Airport Authority of India (AAI) are the two other partners.






Indian women laborers walk past a giant suitcase put up on display outside the terminal building of the Bengaluru International Airport, ahead of its opening in Devanahalli, on the outskirts of Bangalore, India, on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. The new airport, a 25.3 billion rupees (US$633,648,000) project is scheduled to be operational from May 24, 2008, for all domestic and international flights.




Indian security personnel walk inside the terminal building of the Bengaluru International Airport on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Located on the east of Bangalore-Hyderabad national highway (NH7), the new airport will have parking place for about 2,000 cars, various auxiliary buildings, a fuel farm, rescue and fire fighting facilities, ground support equipment, airline support facilities, two major cargo warehouses and flight kitchens.


Air Traffic Control tower is seen behind as workers rest on a railing outside the terminal building of the Bengaluru International Airport on Wednesday, May 21, 2008.

Bangalore International Airport Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Albert Brunner, the moving spirit behind the airport project, speaks to the media persons inside the terminal building of the airport on Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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