BIAL Airport Concession Agreement, Its future exapansion, UDF charges, No infusion of Capital by Promotors

Sanjeev - 14-SEP-2013

Here we have the Concession Agrement signed between BIAL Managment and GOI  on 5th July'2004

Artilce 5.2.1  and 5.2.2  of page 22 gives Exclusivity :

Campaign for reopening HAL Airport

sumi71 - 26-APR-2011

Dear All Bangaloreans,

Parliamentary committee recommends UDF witdrawal, reopening HAL

Devesh - 24-OCT-2008

In what is sure to be a shock, to both the BIAL and HIAL consortia, the Deccan Chronicle reports, the parliamentary standing committee on transport, tourism and culture, on Thursday October 23, recommended immediate withdrawal of user development fees (UDF) being charged by Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports.

HAL airport reopening - Connectivity and Access first, reopen later.

kbsyed61 - 16-SEP-2008

If powers that be are determined to reopen HAL airport for commercial operations, whether for full fledged operations or limited, connectivity and access issues must be fixed first. I am voting here for a "Connectivity and Access First, Airport Later" campaign. Here are some high level items that should get addressed before the airport resumes its commercial operations.

Connectivity:

HAL: invest before re-opening?

silkboard - 17-JUL-2008

Just for a moment, forget those debates around whether HAL should re-open or not. Lets say a re-opening is coming (via court order, govt forcing its will, or whatever). Then, in the Praja spirit of positivity and high expectations(!), what would be the best ways of re-opening and operating this airport?

Death of low cost carriers

yuvaraj65 - 18-JUN-2008

hi praja folks,

Been reading a lot of posts on what is good and what is not good about BIAL. also been hearing about flights going/coming near empty into Bangalore. SAD!!

Vivek Kulkarni and MRTP

mcadambi - 24-MAY-2008

[{Admin} - Most of us feel that this is the way, take each contentious issue in BIAL saga separately. Don't mix them all up like TOI/CityConnect's HAL campaign did. Let us watch Mr Kulkarni's challenge to BIAL Concession agreement]

BIAL launch post-poned by 24 hours

Devesh - 21-MAY-2008

Hot breaking news, on Praja first.

BIA launch has been postponed by 24 hours. The new launch date is 00:01 24/May/2008.

Stay Tuned for information.

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[{Admin} Here is the press release we got from BIAL for this.]

Kiran Mazumdar's reply to Mr. CN Kumar

Devesh - 20-MAY-2008

After taking her permission, I post the reply from Ms. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw to Mr. C.N. Kumar's post http://bangalore.praja.in/comment/reply/731/4250#comment-4250.

Open letter to R K Mishra !

kbsyed61 - 16-MAY-2008

This is an open letter to Mr R K Mishra (Reg: Protest at HAL)

Mishraji, Greetings,

It gives me a great pleasure to write to you. It might be too late to congratulate you for winning the TOI's "Lead India" initiative. Now saw your post on protest for HAL airport.