The airline to build its second Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) facility, after Delhi; Expected to be operational by March 2020
IndiGo currently operates 158 daily departures out of Bengaluru,
including eight international flights
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., which operates India’s
leading domestic carrier – IndiGo – and Bangalore International Airport Limited
(BIAL) – operator of Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB) – have
entered into a 20-year agreement to sub-lease land at the BLR Airport to build
a state-of-the-art Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) facility. The
13,000-sq mts hangar, to be built on five acres in the BLR Airport campus,
would be able to accommodate two narrow body aircraft and will have support
infrastructure, including an engine QEC shop warehouse and engineering offices
for all repair and maintenance.
Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, Chief Operating Officer,
IndiGo, said:“Kempegowda International Airport,
Bengaluru (KIAB), with its strategic location, will play an even more important role
going forward. It is for this reasonthat IndiGo decided to
build a hangar as the core of our maintenance centre in South. This facility
will become operational by 2020.”
Mr. Hari Marar, MD & CEO, BIAL said: At BIAL, we believe that we must always
offer a comprehensive bouquet of services that will facilitate the growth of
our airline partners. IndiGo has been one of the fastest growing carriers at
the BLR Airport. The outcome of this agreement will create more connectivity
and open new markets – further enhancing its growth. We look forward to a
fruitful partnership with IndiGo.
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