Sorry to sound a little spoilsport, but all is not hunky dory about the new airport, atleast for middle class passengers. The airport is 35 kms. away and no ordinary taxis - Indica V2, Omni Van, Ambassadors - are allowed. Only Indigo and above. The fare you pay to reach the airport for a family would be more than the fare u pay to reach another domestic destination, say, Mumbai, Kolkata. To reach the highway from the airport u got to cover 7 kms. The airports in Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi are accessible by bus, taxi, even auto, in Chennai by train too - the station is right opposite to the airport. The project to run a train service to the airport with facility to book the baggage at the station itself has been given up - now they say they would charge Rs.200 per passenger for the service, when it does come about. The taxi lobby in cahoots with the private promoters are out to fleece the public. I see nothing to celebrate here. If the airport is meant only to impress the foreigners and no ordinary cars are to be allowed, will u alter ur entire cities and the slums and ordinary buildings along the way? banish any citizen clad in dhoti and banian from sight?
RE:Bangalore's new airport
by sanat dattatreya on Feb 25, 2008 10:37 PM Permalink
if u think bangalore's a village then why do you ppl who hardly know english come like sheep to our so called "village" . . just because ur from north the only place ur on top of us is in the map.. apart from that we very well know whr u guys stand.. even in our village "bangalore" ,we are anyday better than whole of north put together ...... Stop being jealous and try to be united .. i guess such underestimation must be wat they have taught you guys in school.... which is alien to our great "village"
RE:Bangalore's new airport
by vinod srinivas on Feb 25, 2008 11:26 PM Permalink
hahahah.aa map dialogue super guru.these people are born with superior complex,and bred like that.i dont know how do some northies live with this myth all their life?i am happy bangalore is at last rightfully called bengaluru.long live karnataka(and other states too),long live india.
RE:RE:Bangalore's new airport
by Prof R K Gupta-India on Feb 25, 2008 10:21 PM Permalink
Dude Bangalore has many other industries than IT since last 40 years.And it is gateway to OOTy and Mysore.You are really talking like a Nerd.People like you are really software coolies and spoil the name of industry.
RE:Bangalore's new airport
by Nitesh Oswal on Feb 25, 2008 10:46 PM Permalink
Dear just check on internet delhi international airport is 2nd worst airport in the world lolz..
RE:Bangalore's new airport
by ravi s on Feb 25, 2008 11:29 PM Permalink
Plus dont forget the its the rape capital of the world...Delhites are one of the worst behaved ppl in the world....arrogant to say the least
RE:i am from delhi.. good to see bangalore finally going up due to us IT professionals who make bangalore what it is, from a nondescrepit village to a software city...
by Gowda on Feb 26, 2008 04:11 AM Permalink
better get ur general knowledge and come back to post msg on this forum..take a look at old hindi films and some of them them are shot at Bangalore.. 'raste pe jaa raha tha, bhel puri kha raha tha' song starring govinda and karshima, check the background .. its vidhana soudha at its best and cubbon park with its beauty unlished. There were IAF, NAL, HAL, BHEL, BEL, BEML public sectors and number of pvt manufacturing companies even before IT came into scene. This was the beautiful CITY and then crap ppl like u came in and brought down this city u moron. As always, u north indians dont have brains and u proved that by posting a msg like this .... !
RE:i am from delhi.. good to see bangalore finally going up due to us IT professionals who make bangalore what it is, from a nondescrepit village to a software city...
by andrewsmith on Feb 26, 2008 08:30 AM Permalink
You ass fire has reached from delhi to banglore LOL
what bangalore man what is there in it i understand that it is IT lead that does not mean it the only city which is talked about , in fact hyd has the biggest and first green field airport and many more qualities to it and y people and news is only focusing on bangalore that to for its crap and out dated airport design , the whole point is y is hyderabad neglected does any one know the tallest building in india is getting constructed in hyd and many more it has the biggest meto project in asia ..etc etc they y papers and news channels are not showing this . the whole point here in writing this is that news channels and sites like rediff are misguiding people by giving these kind of biased data, i used to like rediff a lot but looks like now rediff has hired all ignorent people who seem to be biased to the city they belong
RE:rediff is biassed looks like
by andrewsmith on Feb 26, 2008 08:25 AM Permalink
Dear ksh.....
getting pain in the ass, dont worry boy cool of by sitting on tub filld with water. If your ass flames more your balls will burst off baby. then your wife need to find another banana.
In next three years these will need modifications.Cud the authority decide whether these airport will last next twenty years and cater to the air traffic.Look what happened to IGI Delhi,commissioned just 20 yrs. back and choking now.Look at Mumbai airport. Compare these with only domestic airports of USA or even China and see the difference.Came back from USA just two days back and cud'nt find a toilet paper rool in IGI Delhi on arrival.Shame on Indian airports.In addition look at the tardy and pot bellied cops and custom people.India shud learn a lesson from Dubai,Bangkok,Beijing,Hongkong and other Asian airports(What to talk about European/US/Canadian airports).Look at these airports and see how they clean and maintain them compared to sparrows and pigeon nests in the deperture lounge of IGI.Show off atleast where it is required as the first impression of the countries the tourists visit.
Is rediff decided only to promote bangalore? Infact Hyderabad's airport too ready to start ahead of bangalore's . But why is there no news coverage about hyderabad's airport which is bigger than bangalore airport and already finished the trial run very well before and which was constructed on world standards ? I hope rediff will take care of this.
RE:REDIFF BIASING
by ashwin ms on Feb 25, 2008 09:06 PM Permalink
Dude, Why r u taking so personal - relax. Bangalore is the first city to have a greenfield airport concept in the country and if u follow the storyline, it took 15-20 years to get our politicians to do that. Hyderabad definitely benefited from the Bangalore experience.The Civil Aviation ministry had very little to do in Hyderabad's case because they only had to follow Bangalore model. Now , its the promoter's efficacy that they managed to complete 15 days before this one. But we need to appreciate both developers! Do not make it Bangalore Vs Hyderabad issue. In fact India needs many more greenfield airports like these, so that we can get rid of shabby AAI ( by the way they are already planning a strike)!
RE:REDIFF BIASING
by vinod srinivas on Feb 25, 2008 11:30 PM Permalink
yes ashwin.u r correct.appreciate whoever does a good job and encourage others to do so.after all we are indians at the end of the day.
RE:REDIFF BIASING
by Syed Taher Ali Suhail on Feb 26, 2008 12:35 PM Permalink
I guess it's time Rediff come out with a similar info reg. the Hyderabad Int'l airport. It will provide details and the amount of energy, money and efforts spent on creating a good airport
We are happy to have an International standard airport - there will be teething problems which will be taken care of as time goes.
The point of concern is unlike the present airport where people to and from the airport travel thru the city and it is very safe at any given time be it day or mid-night or very early morning.
With the new airport being outside the city - the greatest worry will be the SAFETY of the people moving to and from the airport on the highway between the airport and hebbal.
There could be anti-social elements who will use this route to harass people taking advantage of the poorly lit roads between the two points.
The government should ensure the safety of passengers moving to and from the airport at all times. They have to come-up with an action plan for safety of people before the airport starts operation as many a time women and children travel on their own, and their safety along with their belongings must be taken-care of by all concerned.
RE:Guys....
by GR on Feb 25, 2008 08:13 PM Permalink
The question, Mr. Banerjee, is "If you had a choice, would you want to live in Bengaluru missing one Mr. Atharva Banerjee?"
The answer is YES .. so kindly STFU and excuse yourself from this message board.
Now all Bangalore needs is a metro / underground railway to sort out its traffic jams. Bangalore's roads must be widened and autobahn style flyovers ought to be constructed as well. Congrats Bangaloreans! Bangalore is well on its way to becoming a truely world class city!
RE:Congratulations Bangaloreans!!!!!
by Hitesh Arora on Feb 25, 2008 08:25 PM Permalink
Yup...B'lore badly needs one matro project to make it true IT hub/capital of India...I remember i have been there once in 2007 and only 1 thing which hurted me most was transport system
