Bengaluru :

The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) on Friday greeted its 100 millionth passenger at the Kempegowda International Airport. He was Vinay Kulkarni, 50, who arrived from Mumbai on a Jet Airways flight.

On an average, 52,000 passengers transit through KIA every day, officials said.

BIAL MD GV Sanjay Reddy said: “This is a special moment for us. The achievement comes within 8 years of operations and is a testimony of our ability to meet the rapid demand and growth of domestic and international air traffic.”

BIAL determined the 100 millionth passenger after it created an algorithm based on actual passenger numbers from the start of airport operations in May 2008 to March 2016.

KIA is India’s third busiest airport with the highest passenger traffic in southern India.