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Learning to fly
It is good for a city to grow and expand. First it was to have tall buildings with transparent glass walls, then it was broader roads. So we went ahead and cut trees, a hundred of them, yet it does not seem to help the roads that burst at the seams. But, that’s okay. For we are the kind of people who like to march forward. Never to look back and never learn from our past mistakes. So, now it is the turn of having an international airport. One that matches up to the “international standards”. So what if they cut down more trees or if for the South Bangalorean reaching the said airport will be a journey in itself?
The plan is achieved. The humble HAL airport will close down for ever. Now people from all corners of the city will have to travel a lot more through gridlocked traffic in far from ideal roads to just reach the new airport which is way out of the city.
How does the common man plan to cope? Is it feasible for those who travel to Chennai or Kochi by air to spend hours in a taxi or an auto to reach Devnanahalli? Or should the HAL airport function for domestic flights while the new one focuses on the international flights? Read on to find out what the city feels about this whole issue.
Closing down the HAL Airport will not help those who travel short distances. We do need an international airport, but are we ready to handle it? We lack infrastructure. May be the domestic airport should function till the infrastructure is ready.
Hira Narayanan,
CEO
I think the new airport is for the better. It will not be convenient for everyone,. But then it differs from person to person. Like for me the new airport is really convenient. But those who travel short distances or for just a day will suffer the most.
Siri,
Housewife
I stay close to HAL, so I definitely don’t want the HAL airport to be closed down. But the International airport is bigger and better. So the government has to take steps to make the journey to the airport easy and pleasant so that the distance will not matter.
Somy,
Student
It will affect those who fly short distances and those who have to leave the city and come back the same day. The problem is that we don’t have the infrastructure. The local airport, however, is awful in terms of facilities. It has to close down.
Ganesh,
Software professional
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