Originally Posted by gmailflyer

The new airport was originally supposed to open by late 2005, early 2006 (which had already slipped past original projections by previous govts) but now it looks to be 2007/2008. Chief Minister Dharam Singh announced during the IT.com event this month that the new govt will invest in infrastructure for Bangalore and that the new airport and infrastructure will be ready within 40 to 44 months (hence the projection of 2008). He may be referring to the completion of all phases - phase 1 may indeed open by 2006 as planned but I doubt it and so does most of the business press in India.