Mr Praful PatelHon’ble Union Minister for Civil AviationGovernment of IndiaNew Delhi May 13th 2008 Dear Mr Patel Sub: Renegotiation of BIAL concession agreement As you are aware, Bangalore City Connect Foundation, a multi-stakeholder platform of Bangalore’s citizens, filed a PIL in the Karnataka High Court, seeking the intervention of the court to keep the current HAL airport at Bangalore open, …

Bangalore’s new airport: help or hindrance?Posted by: Manjeet Kripalani on May 15http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/eyeonasia/archives/2008/05/bangalores_new.htmlOn May 23, Bangalore’s new international airport will be open for business. It’ll be swish and modern, for sure. Built by a consortium that also built the Zurich airport, plus Siemens and India’s best infrastructure project company Larsen & Toubro. Cost $625 million. Flights from all over the world …