Question : RUNWAY AT BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

(a) whether the Government have any proposal to introduce one more runway at Bangalore International Airport to cater the increasing traffic till the completion of the second international airport; and

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to see that the runway Bangalore at international airport is completed within the stipulated period?

THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)

(a) :- Bangalore International airport belongs to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) maintains a Civil Enclave at this airport. At present, Government has no plan to develop one more runway at Bangalore International airport.

(b) :- Does not arise.