Albert Brummer must be indeed a very happy man - the interview carried in your newspaper on the 8th of July'08 let him off the hook on all the really contentious issues that any regular user of the new airport in Bengaluru will point out. To start with, the air-cargo terminal is far from ready - as a result, all landside activity is still carried out at the old HAL Airport. Customs seem to be absent at BIAL cargo. In other words, documents flow up and down from BIAL to HAL, which increase the demurrage charges at BIAL, which works fine for BIAL I guess. That's a major component of any revenue at any airport in the world - passengers are not as profitable, simply put. Next, for the bulk of the passengers travelling to and from BIAL by BMTC buses, crossing other road traffic at least twice is an invitation to disaster. A very simple change in the flow would enable bus passengers to embark and disembark right on the main landing area, but no, that would make things very simple and impact parking as well as taxi franchisee revenues. So, bus passengers are pushed away into a distance, and then they need to scurry through other road traffic. This does not happen in any other world airport, not even in Zurich, so Brummer would know. Please also take a look at the width of the staircases provided to take passengers from the check-in area to the security area upstairs. There are international standards on how wide these stair-cases should be, in case they are needed to be used for emergency evacuations, and these do not confirm. We also do not see so much fire-fighting and life-saving equipment as we see at airports worldwide - and if it is there, then maybe some signage might help. The area around BIAL used to be fertile and green, and has now been reduced to a dust-bowl, so much so that 10-15 minutes outside and you will need a shower. Provision for which, even if payment is made, is not available. Provincial Airport, BIAL, actually.