To make Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru, a transportation hub, Bangalore International Airport Ltd. (BIAL) on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Virgin Hyperloop to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed hyperloop corridor from the airport.
According to a release from the BIAL, a pre-feasibility study, focusing on technical, economic, and route feasibility, is expected to be completed in two phases of six months each.
“With speeds of up to 1,080 kmph, hyperloop could transport thousands of passengers per hour from the airport to the city centre in under 10 minutes, according to the preliminary analysis,” the release said.
The release also stated that travellers could streamline their multimodal trip with seamless check-in and security — for both their hyperloop as well as air travel at centrally located hyperloop portals.
The MoU was…