BIA – First trip
Bangalore NEEDS that new airport and anyone opposing it needs to go live in Maikedaatu. Welcome progress, welcome infrastructure! I do however tend to somewhat agree with the critics that said this is the airport we should be upgrading from and not upgrading to. Let's hope I'm wrong and there is a good chance of that considering I didn't see the inside of the terminal or get a first hand experience of how things are working behind that tall facade. That will happen soon, I'm hoping. I hear its been having a lot of co-ordination issues but I'd like to think of them as teething problems and am sure they'll get ironed out soon enough.
Anyway, I took the trip yesterday morning and made my way to this new happening place in town. How could I not! It's THE new place to be at after all! 
First up, here's the trusted steed that flew us there and back.
Bangalore International Airport is about 45km from home and it took me around an hour and 15 minutes including a little 10 minute stopover for something extremely important, details of which are best kept secret
This .. might explain how we did such good time 
No, I didn't do a constant 130. I would have reached in 34 minutes and 36 seconds otherwise (thank you dear Math teacher). The road, for most part is good, except for a few patches where it looks like they're broadening it and should be good for takeoff soon as well.
The Airport itself was a nice and open space with plenty of parking. This is such a welcome contrast to the cramped space we've been used to at HAL. The terminal is long on the outside and huge inside (I'm told) and has this nice big bag (advert) by Louis Vuitton bang in the middle
and is lined up with Airline, Hotel and Travel desks on the front of the terminal.
It also has a few places for the hungry traveller's companion on the outside. We had started at around 8 in the morning without breakfast or a cuppa so spotting Subway, Baskin Robbins, Gangotree and the likes was like finding an oasis in the Sahara. Hallelujah!
Thank you PR for making this trip happen. We, ok, I did a little flying on the ground after you left
More pics are here and here's PR's post on her experience of the little (for me and not so little for her) trip.
May 26th, 2008 - 14:23
Well..it sure was a nice ride… glad ull came..made me less sad of the fact that I was leaving
haha…i like the shadow play ull did!
May 26th, 2008 - 14:25
The funny part is that every negative piece of writing I read about BIA had exaggerated figures of how long it’d take to get there. Some said 4.. others said 5.. The smallest figure was 3.. which was mortifying. If you are the only person who can make it to the airport under two hours.. in all of Bangalore.. you know who’s giving me a ride, the next time I am there..:mrgreen: That’s right, you.. Mr.130!:grin:
May 26th, 2008 - 14:33
vellagiri personified on a perfectly lazy sunday with every vella at their very best ever!!!!!!!! A true visual feast of a piknic…. yes thts what they – the vellas call it!!!!!! keep such pics coming!!!! I like commenting!!!
and yes i shall comment only if i aint asked to add some silly digits just to prove i aint a spammer… grrr brrr…
May 26th, 2008 - 16:26
i agree with Koo, considering all the -ve writing abt the airport,this seems like some new amusement park,everyone has mixed feelings about.
I was dreading my next trip, but thanks to you, i`m looking forward to it.
May 26th, 2008 - 18:17
ooooooh nice!!….waiting to land in blore aiport..I guess by the time I come all initial hiccups would have been sorted out
May 27th, 2008 - 13:26
@ Preeti – Thank you. We’re paidaishi nautanki. what to do
@Koo – I know a few other drivers like M and H who can match the same
@Pr.M – The world writes only so that you can comment
keep em coming 
@archonna – yup, you should! go see what you’re missing!
@ Sweta – I’d sure like to think so!
June 4th, 2008 - 15:51
Must I prompt you for updates every ten days?
June 7th, 2008 - 20:19
AND IAM LEAVING ON A JET PLANE..DON’T KNOW WHEN I’LL BE BACK AGAIN…USED TO BE MY SPECIALITY IN THE PAST..WHEREAS NOW, IAM CONTENT BEING IN A PLACE,COS I HAVE FOUND HOME..IN PUTTAPARTHI!
good pictures of the airport..
HAREN..COME HOME..CHEERS
SAI RAM
June 18th, 2008 - 19:38
On Planet Zeus – The Road Taken died today owing to author-negligence. A quiet and shy blog, it was a pleasant mixture of poetry and humor evoking mirth and inspiration to whoever came across it. After going through a period of coma briefly, the blog was revived with much gusto and came into public view only a few weeks ago. The blog was met with mostly surprise and muted encouragement from friends and acquaintances and a certain ex-class mate. Although signs of life had been fading rapidly, it was expected to be resuscitated soon. However the untimely death has sent little ripples of disappointment in the blogosphere. On Planet Zeus would have turned three, this August. It is survived by it’s author, Zubin Saigal. No children were left behind.
June 21st, 2008 - 12:45
not happening any time soon Koo!!