Bangalore city pulsates with the industrial activities; with the development of electronic city at the outskirts and many multinational companies the city has earned the reputation of being the Silicon Valley of India. Bangalore airport better known as the HAL airport is about 6 kms from the city center. The airport with two terminals one for domestic and other for international currently handles 70 international and domestic flights landings everyday.
Air France, Gulf Air, Jet star Asia Airways, British Airways, Malaysian Airlines, royal Nepal Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Sri Lankan Airline, and Singapore Airlines are some of the major international flights currently operating from Bangalore. A new airport is being built at Bangalore in Devanahalli which is 35 km from the city. This upcoming airport will is being constructed in the lines of the best international airports with all the facilities.
The airport authority spares no pains to perform their duties and provide best facilities. In case of flight delay or cancellation due to some technical reasons the passengers are provided with alternate arrangement, refund if desires, complimentary services, help passengers to send their personal messages to their destinations and Layover for 24 hours at I A cost
Apart from this there are regular facilities for the passengers. The airport authority works efficiently and we do not find traffic congestion on the immigration counters and custom area. Passengers can find book stalls, postal services, snack bar, STD/ISD services, soft Drinks vending, beer pub, ice- cream parlor, vending machines, wheel chair and medical clinic. Restaurants and cyber cafes are available only at the domestic airport.