HAL to revamp Bangalore airport's air traffic control

If you are flying in or out of Bangalore, you're in for a more pleasant journey because the airport will soon be better equipped to handle those 2 lakh travellers a day, reports CNBC-TV18.
Hindustan Aeronautics, or HAL, which owns and operates Bangalore airport, has modernised its air traffic control systems and will soon install an Airport Surveillance Radar.
It has nearly doubled the number of its air traffic controllers and renovated the terminal building. All that will allow the airport to handle 30 flights an hour. That's 50% more than the 20% it now handles. Bangalore airport handles 120 domestic and 20 international flights daily and about 2 lakh passengers.
In April things came to a head and HAL had to ask the Airport Authority of India to stop issuing licences for new flights. So, although traffic was growing, the airport had to actually refuse business.
02/11/06 Moneycontrol.com

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