2nd airport for B'luru: Minister holds meet

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: With Bengaluru growing rapidly as a metropolitan city, Karnataka Minister for Infrastructure Development M B Patil on Thursday held a meeting with officials regarding the construction of a second airport for the city.

During the meeting attended by Manjula, Patil directed the preparation of a feasibility report for the new airport, the Minister's office said in a release.

Noting that Bengaluru International Airport is the third busiest airport in the country, the Ministry said last year the airport handled 37.5 million passengers and over 400,000 tonnes of cargo.