I was one of the lucky / unlucky few who had to travel out of Bangalore on the 1st day of inaguration
My experience to travel out at 7:00 AM in the morning.
The distance was a whopping 60 Kms from my place (HSR) to the new airport while the previous one was less than 15 kms away.
It costed me Rs. 900/- green bucks and 1 hour to travel while HAL costs Rs. 200/- to Rs. 250/-and would take less than 20 minutes time. During peak times, it would take at least 2.5 hours to get there.
For short trips away, I would park my two wheeler at the airport @ approx Rs. 80/- per day at the airport. Now, it would cost me 480/-per day.
The increased consumption of petrol is bound to add to Global warming.
Yes, we do need good airport infrastructure for our cities, but 30 kms away from the city. Does not make sense.
