India, April 7 -- As Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) inches closer to capacity with every passing year, preparations for a second international airport have taken a significant step forward.

A team from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is set to visit Karnataka this week to inspect three proposed sites for the city's long-awaited greenfield airport.

According to a report by The Hindu, the AAI team will be in the state between April 7 and 9 to assess the suitability of the shortlisted locations-two along Kanakapura Road and one on the Nelamangala-Kunigal Road.

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The Kanakapura Road sites cover...