How Bengaluru's IT professionals could benefit from proposed Hosur airport
international airport in Hosur promises significant benefits for Bengaluru’s IT corridor, Electronics City, and nearby areas close to the Tamil Nadu border. The commute from Electronics City to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), located over 60 kilometers away, is challenging at times due to increasing traffic congestion and the lack of a robust mass transit system. Industrialists in Hosur have long advocated for an airport to boost the region's growth.
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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin recently announced in the Assembly that Tamil Nadu would establish an international airport on 2,000 acres of land in Hosur, capable of handling 30 million passengers annually to meet the growing industrial needs of Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts. He emphasized that the airport would contribute to the overall socio-economic development of the region, not just Hosur.
Hosur has been attracting more investments in the electronics and electric vehicle manufacturing sectors over recent years.
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Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai TV believes that establishing an airport in Hosur would benefit both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. However, he stresses the need for the Karnataka government to focus on developing Bommanahalli and surrounding industrial areas and to enhance mass transit between Bommanahalli and KIA. He
