<p>Leakage reported at Terminal 2 of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) following Tuesday’s evening showers led to social media discussions about the six month-old terminal’s operational readiness.</p>.<p>Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which manages the airport, cited "teething problems" and assured the public that its team was addressing the issue.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bengaluru-drunk-flyer-tries-opening-emergency-door-flap-onboard-indigo-flight-case-registered-1207665.html" target="_blank">Bengaluru: Drunk flyer tries opening emergency door flap onboard IndiGo flight, case registered</a></strong><br /><br /> </p>.<p>Late on Tuesday, a passenger posted on Twitter a video and images of the entrance/exit area of the T2 building, which showed a ceiling leakage during the rain.</p>.<p>"On the evening of May 2, 2023, a heavy downpour caused leakage in the kerbside of Terminal 2 at the Bengaluru airport. We acknowledge that a large and new infrastructure such as T2 will have teething problems, which we are attending to. Our teams are being pressed into action to resolve all issues," said a BIAL spokesperson on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The terminal, built at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore, was inaugurated in November 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and began commercial operations in January this year. Presently, three domestic carriers — Star Air, AirAsia India, and Vistara — operate from the terminal.</p>.<p>The IMD observatory at KIA recorded 9.8 mm of rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The observatory has already recorded 143 mm of rainfall since March, the highest among the IMD's four observatories in Bengaluru.</p>.<p>Showers have significantly reduced temperatures in and around the airport. On Wednesday, the observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 29.9°C, over 4°C below normal, India Meteorological Department (IMD) data shows.</p>
<p>Leakage reported at Terminal 2 of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) following Tuesday’s evening showers led to social media discussions about the six month-old terminal’s operational readiness.</p>.<p>Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which manages the airport, cited "teething problems" and assured the public that its team was addressing the issue.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bengaluru-drunk-flyer-tries-opening-emergency-door-flap-onboard-indigo-flight-case-registered-1207665.html" target="_blank">Bengaluru: Drunk flyer tries opening emergency door flap onboard IndiGo flight, case registered</a></strong><br /><br /> </p>.<p>Late on Tuesday, a passenger posted on Twitter a video and images of the entrance/exit area of the T2 building, which showed a ceiling leakage during the rain.</p>.<p>"On the evening of May 2, 2023, a heavy downpour caused leakage in the kerbside of Terminal 2 at the Bengaluru airport. We acknowledge that a large and new infrastructure such as T2 will have teething problems, which we are attending to. Our teams are being pressed into action to resolve all issues," said a BIAL spokesperson on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The terminal, built at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore, was inaugurated in November 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and began commercial operations in January this year. Presently, three domestic carriers — Star Air, AirAsia India, and Vistara — operate from the terminal.</p>.<p>The IMD observatory at KIA recorded 9.8 mm of rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The observatory has already recorded 143 mm of rainfall since March, the highest among the IMD's four observatories in Bengaluru.</p>.<p>Showers have significantly reduced temperatures in and around the airport. On Wednesday, the observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 29.9°C, over 4°C below normal, India Meteorological Department (IMD) data shows.</p>