108 departures,107 arrivals expected at Bengaluru airport as per its interim summer schedule

Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru will introduce a 'Parking to Boarding contactless' journey once it resumes domestic air travel on May 25 in order to minimise contact between passengers and airport staff owing to the risk of COVID-19.

Bengaluru: With Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB or BLR Airport) set to resume operations from May 25, 2020, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has announced an interim Summer Schedule 2020.

As defined by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the new schedule is 32% of the schedule which was expected to come into effect from March 29, 2020. The revised schedule will be in effect until June 30, 2020.

As per reports, BLR Airport will handle an average of 215 Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) per day (108 departures and 107 arrivals), with reduced terminal capacity, to ensure social distancing norms.

The top airline during this schedule by ATMs will be Indigo with 47% while Air Asia and Spice Jet have 16% and 14% respectively.

Slots have been optimised in 10-minute intervals, spread over an hour through the day, to support passenger flow within the Terminal, while maintaining both level of service standards and safe distances.

Meanwhile, BIAL will work closely with various Government departments to ensure that air passengers adhere to the new Quarantine Policy.