Kempegowda International Airport
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Bengaluru airport chaos: Passenger's 'body bomb' threat and abuse lead to arrests
Karnataka | Jan 30, 2026, 08:27 AM ISTIndigo security manager Rushad Homi lodged a formal complaint, highlighting how the threat put the aircraft and all passengers at grave risk. Abu Akil Azhar was immediately transferred to BIAL police custody, where they filed charges under BNS Sections 125 and 353(1)(b) for criminal intimidation.
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Bengaluru airport horror: Staffer arrested for sexually harassing South Korean woman in men's toilet
Karnataka | Jan 22, 2026, 02:10 PM ISTDuring routine ticket verification as the South Korean traveler prepared to board her flight home, Affaann Ahmed falsely claimed a beeping alert from her bag required isolated screening. He then led her to the men's restroom- an outrageous deviation from protocol- bypassing any proper security zone.
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Bengaluru's Kempegowda Airport to get new transit system, switching between terminals to be easier
Business | Jan 07, 2026, 03:42 PM ISTBeing rail-based transport systems, Automated People Movers are driverless and are specifically designed for short-distance, high-frequency travel.
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Bengaluru airport gets two bomb threats in one week, both declared hoax after searches
Karnataka | Jun 19, 2025, 12:42 PM ISTThese hoax threats were sent on 13 and 16 June. Both times, authorities conducted thorough checks at the airport and found nothing suspicious.
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Bengaluru airport horror: Family stuck in 'continuously jerking' lift for 15 minutes
Karnataka | Apr 08, 2025, 10:04 PM ISTBengaluru airport horror: A Bengaluru family went through a harrowing 15-minute experience after getting trapped in a faulty elevator at Kempegowda International Airport.
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Air India flight receives bomb threat at Bengaluru airport; FIR registered
Karnataka | Feb 12, 2025, 04:10 PM ISTAn Air India flight at Karnataka's Kempegowda International Airport received a bomb threat via e-mail. Police are investigating the case.
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Planes-packed runway at Bengaluru airport runway stirs online debate
Trending | Nov 11, 2024, 08:57 PM ISTA video of several aeroplanes at the Bengaluru Airport runway has gone viral on social media. The planes were waiting for their takeoff turn. The video started an online debate over Bengaluru's unsustained growth.
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Bengaluru: Man slashes Kempegowda Airport staffer’s throat over suspected affair with estranged wife
Karnataka | Aug 29, 2024, 01:14 PM ISTA violent altercation at Bengaluru's Kempegowda Airport led to the death of a trolley puller, allegedly over suspicions of an illicit affair. The accused was promptly detained by security forces and handed over to the police.
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'He has bomb': Woman calls Bengaluru airport to stop boyfriend boarding flight. This happened next
Karnataka | Jul 06, 2024, 09:42 PM ISTThe Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru received a bomb threat call from a woman who informed authorities that a man was carrying explosives in his bag. However, it later turned out to be a hoax.
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Karnataka: Bengaluru airport's Terminal 2 to commence international operations from tomorrow
Karnataka | Aug 30, 2023, 01:49 PM ISTBengaluru airport: IndiGo will be the first Indian carrier to start international operations in T2, with its flight 6E1167 to Colombo.
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'Really humiliating': Woman allegedly stripped at security check at Bengaluru Airport
India | Jan 04, 2023, 12:31 PM ISTAccording to the victim, the security personnel forced her to remove her shirt, which she described the experience as "really humiliating" and asked, "Why would you need a woman to strip?"
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PM Modi to flag off Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express, unveil Kempegowda's 108-ft statue today
India | Nov 11, 2022, 12:03 AM ISTPM Modi in Bengaluru: This will be the fifth Vande Bharat Express train in the country and first one in south India. It is expected to enhance connectivity between the industrial hub of Chennai and the tech and start-up hub of Bengaluru and the famous tourist city of Mysuru.
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Why were government funds used for Kempegowda's statue, asks Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar
India | Nov 10, 2022, 04:25 PM ISTKempegowda statue Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Siddaramaiah said the Congress government led by him was the one which had first planned to install the statue of Kempegowda at the airport.
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Mallikarjun Kharge gets rousing welcome in Bengaluru
India | Nov 06, 2022, 12:40 PM ISTThis is Kharge's first visit to the city after assuming charge as the Congress president.
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Bengaluru airport introduces 'contactless journey' to contain COVID-19
India | May 25, 2020, 08:18 AM ISTThe Bengaluru airport management is introducing a unique feature of parking-to-boarding contactless journey for the passengers as the domestic flight resumes from Monday
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Coronavirus: Bengaluru airport traffic down 50 percent amid COVID-19 scare
India | Mar 11, 2020, 10:15 PM ISTThe Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru has reported a decline of 50 per cent in passenger traffic, following COVID-19 scourge wreaking havoc with itineraries, an official said on Wednesday.
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Bomb scare: no explosive material found in Delhi-bound plane
India | Jul 01, 2014, 12:20 PM ISTBangalore: A reported bomb threat on a Delhi-bound Air India plane from Kochi, with 164 people on board, which landed under emergency conditions at the airport here, was a hoax, police said today.The Airbus 320
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Bangalore airport to be renamed Kempe Gowda International Airport
India | Dec 13, 2013, 09:39 AM ISTBangalore: Bengaluru International Airport will be renamed Kempe Gowda International Airport from December 15. Kempe Gowda was a ruler during the Vijayanagara Empire. He is considered to be the founder of Bangalore.Along with the renaming