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 | | The Karnataka government had suggested that the new airport be known as Bangalore International Airport, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. |
 | | 'As a matter of general policy, the name of the city is retained for naming the airport since passengers and visitors in general, and foreign tourists in particular, find it easier to identify the airport when it is named after the city it serves,' he added. |
 | | The present Bangalore airport belongs to state-owned aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) maintaining the civil enclave for commercial aircraft operations. |
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