What will set Bangalore apart from the rest of Indian airports?
Our aim is not to build the nicest airport in terms of architecture; but to build a financially sound airport, which is operated exceptionally well and passenger-friendly. You may find many nicer airports than Changi (Singapore) but it is operated well and rated among the best airports. Here, for example, I’d like to ease the passenger flow. It’s not a good idea to screen the baggage first before somebody checks in. It hinders the passenger flow, it’s not safe and it’s easy for a passenger to put something into a baggage that has been screened. We’d like to see that the passenger goes directly to the check-in counter and the baggage is checked afterwards when he has no more access to it. As in Singapore. How do you propose to go about building the airport business? We would like to boost the non-aviation revenue. Many good airports around the world make more money from non-aviation than from aviation activities. (That way,) the tariffs would be cheaper and you would be competitive and
