Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Bangalore,  India. The airport opened in 2008 as Bengaluru International Airport, replacing HAL Airport as the city’s main commercial airport. It was renamed in 2013 after Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bengaluru. In 2014-15 Kempegowda Airport was ranked third busiest airport by passenger traffic in the country, behind the airports of Delhi and Mumbai. It handled about 15 million passengers. The airport serves as the primary hub for AirAsia India and Air Pegasus, and as a secondary hub for Jet Airways. Prior to their demise, Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines were also based at the airport.
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