Bangalore and Hyderabad (Shamshabad) airports to close

he existing airports at Hyderabad and Bangalore will be closed once the new airports are commissioned, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

The two projects at Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are at various stages of completion and steps have been taken by the state governments for providing connectivity at Shamshad (Hyderabad) and Devenhalli (Bangalore), Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel said while replying to a query.

"Commissioning of the new airports is pursuant to the provisions of the contractual agreements with the concerned airport companies," he said.

The existing airports at Hyderabad and Bangalore would be closed for commercial operations once the new airports become operational, the Minister added.