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Increasing passenger numbers make expansion necessary
In , when the first flights took off from the new Bengaluru International
Airport, Bangalore had about seven million inhabitants. Today, it has a popula-
tion of nearly . million. And as the city has grown, so has its airport. In BIAL’s
fiscal year /, around twelve million travelers passed through the
terminal – an increase of almost % over the year before. The original plans
at the end of the s were based on a figure of only . million passengers
a year. An expansion is necessary, and we’re involved in this project too. The
single-source infrastructure solutions for which we’re responsible include the
provision of security and electrical systems – from design to commissioning.
As planned, we’re scaling back our own financial commitment in view of the
airport’s successful business development. In fiscal , we announced the
sale of a % stake in BIAL to G.V. Sanjay Reddy’s GVK Power & Infrastructure
Limited. However, we continue to hold a substantial % stake in the airport
operator.
G.V. Sanjay Reddy is looking to the future. Throughout the continued expansion
of Bengaluru International Airport, he intends to keep the focus on sustain-
ability. “We as a company – and Siemens as well – have put a lot of emphasis
on sustainability,” he notes. “For us, receiving the prestigious Golden Peacock
Environment Award in  is both a distinction and an incentive. It honors our
joint activities in the past and sets a new benchmark for the future. We want to
continue our efforts to maintain an environmental balance and minimize adverse
environmental impacts. And it’s here that Siemens is making a very valuable
contribution.”
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 – Thanks to innovative Siemens tech-
nologies, passengers can check in very quickly
at Bengaluru International Airport.