Terminal 2 of Bengaluru Airport is designed as a tribute to the Garden city of Bengaluru and the passenger experience is meant to be a “walk in the garden”
Bengaluru Airport’s Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport, which was constructed for about Rs. 5000 crores, was officially opened by the honourable prime minister. The terminal will surpass the airport’s current capacity of 2.5 crore passengers annually to 5-6 crore passengers annually.
The passenger experience at Terminal 2 is meant to be like taking a “walk in the garden,” paying homage to Bengaluru’s Garden City. Over 10,000 square metres of green walls, hanging gardens, and outdoor gardens will be passed by passengers. The Airport has already set a standard for sustainability thanks to its campus-wide use of 100% renewable energy.
The design of Terminal 2 incorporates sustainability principles throughout. Based on sustainability initiatives, Terminal 2 will be the largest terminal in the world to receive a platinum certification from the US GBC (Green Building Council) before operations begin.
All of the commissioned artworks for Terminal 2 share the “Naurasa” theme. The paintings capture the ethos of India as a whole as well as the history and culture of Karnataka.
Overall, four guiding principles—Terminal in a Garden, Sustainability, Technology, and Art & Culture—have influenced the design and architecture of Terminal 2. All of these features highlight T2 as a terminal that is cutting-edge yet grounded in nature, providing each traveller with a unique “destination” experience.
The newly built Greenfield airport in Bengaluru, which was built on roughly 4008 acres of land at a project cost of about Rs. 2470 crore, opened for business on May 24, 2008. On July 17, 2013, the airport was renamed Kempegowda International Airport.
Current airport connectivity plus capacity plus passengers served
Currently, 36 Airlines connect to 76 domestic and 25 international destinations from Bangalore Airport. Terminal 1 (T1) currently has a designated capacity of 26.5 Million Passenger Per Annum (MPPA), which is expandable to 33.3 MPPA over a 1,63,535 sqm area.
projections for future connectivity and the requirement for a new terminal
According to BIAL, annual traffic will surpass 50 million in FY’26 and 60 million in FY’28. The airport’s newly built Terminal 2 will have a 25 MPPA designated capacity, bringing the total designated capacity of T1+T2 to 51.5 MPPA, with a stretchable capacity of 60 MPPA depending on peak-spreading and average passengers/ATM usage. The increased capacity will make it possible to accommodate the rising passenger foot traffic in the near future.
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