India, Dec. 2 -- Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru is preparing for a major upgrade as plans move forward for the construction of a new air traffic control (ATC) tower. The moves comes as aircraft movement at the airport has been increasing steadily due to expanded capacity and improved domestic and international connectivity.

When KIA first began operations, its ATC tower was designed to manage a single runway on the 4,000-acre campus. Since then, the airport has grown considerably. A second runway and Terminal 2 are now fully functional, and the airport handles about 750 flights a day. With this rapid expansion, the current 18-year-old ATC tower is nearing its operational limits, as per a report by The Times of India ...