Bengaluru, July 18 -- As the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru edges toward its projected capacity limit, Karnataka is once again pushing the case for a second international airport to serve the city. State industries and infrastructure development minister MB Patil is preparing to meet Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu to move the proposal forward, The Times of India reported.

In this view, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has set its sights on three potential sites, having inspected them in April, but their final report is still awaited.

The three finalists from the original list of seven sites are Kaggalipura, Harohalli and Chikkasolur, the former two being on Kanakpura Road and the last coming along...