Thursday, February 15, 2007

Transition Blues #9: Banglore Airport

Bangalore Airport is one of the classic cases of overgrowth of Indian Airline commute. During evening hours, there are more than 50-60 flights from an aging, military airport - converted to commercial airport.
The airport is like a Zoo and most interesting the security is really funny, they just look at you, follow a script, just look at your face and let you go. The airlines are really good, they will call you from the line and get you on a flight, without having to wait for the queue. There are many people waiting on the side to see announcement for the plane and then avoid the wait. Then the people in line start shouting at them :-) It is really a funny experience.

The funniest part is the airport bus's- the ones carry you to your plane, you must ensure that you are on right bus. Also, you must ensure that you are boarding right plane, because, in dark, crowded, BUS STAND, called Bangalore airport, you can be boarding a plane for Delhi, even though you wanted to go to Mumbai.

I hope you enjoy the experience as much as I do when you visit Bangalore next time

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