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How strategic foresight, partnerships, and innovation are transforming trade lanes, e-commerce supply chains, and digital logistics solutions in a competitive…

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Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, operated by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), was never meant to be just another airport; it was designed from the outset to redefine what an airport could be. By the late 1990s, Bengaluru’s rapid emergence as a technology and innovation hub had begun to outgrow the city’s existing aviation infrastructure. What followed was not merely an infrastructure project but a reimagining of how India could build and operate critical aviation assets.
Incorporated in 2001 and operationalised in 2008, BLR Airport became India’s first greenfield airport developed under a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) model. That foundational decision shaped everything that followed, forcing commercial discipline, long-term thinking, and global benchmarking into the airport’s DNA. Today, majority-owned by Fairfax India, BLR Airport operates not as a public utility but as a strategic infrastructure enterprise with a sharply defined vision of its role in India’s trade ecosystem.
With over six years of leadership at BIAL and professional experience across global logistics hubs such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou, Fletcher Samuel Sr. Lead, Cargo Business, Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), has been closely involved in shaping how BLR Airport’s cargo operations have evolved. His role spans infrastructure transformation, concessionaire management across 10 cargo entities, airline partnerships, and digital innovation, placing him at the intersection of strategy and execution. >

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