Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), the owner and operator of the new Bengaluru International Airport, is a public limited company, registered under the Indian Companies Act. A private-public venture, the project realized so far and the upcoming phases are being built and will be operated by the company for the next 30 years with an option to continue for another 30 years.

BIAL is committed to establishing this airport as one of India’s leading projects in terms of quality and efficiency and set a benchmark for the future commercial development of Indian airports. The airport is built and operated at best international standards. With new routes being introduced at an increasing pace, Bangalore is poised to become an important aviation hub for the South of India. Winning the Routes Asia airport marketing award in 2009 reflected these sustained efforts of BIAL.

Certifications Received:

• In January 2010, Bengaluru International Airport received a platinum certification from IATA for becoming the first airport in India to be 100% Bar Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) complaint. This is testimony to the fact that BIAL has and will continue to pioneer best practices in the industry
  

• In early 2010, BIAL also received the ISO 14001:2004 certification, an official recognition of the airport management’s constant efforts towards a greener airport and city.

• In May 2010, BIAL received ISO 27001 certification for Information Security Management System Standards. Bengaluru International Airport was acknowledged for its operational excellence in April 2010 with the title of the Best Emerging Airport – Indian Sub-continent by Emerging Markets Airports Awards (EMAA) hosted by the acclaimed Airport Expo, Dubai.