Bengaluru’s KIA signs sister airport agreement with Vancouver International Airport
Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and Vancouver International Airport have signed a sister airport agreement. The partnership focuses on technological innovation, air cargo transit, and the long-term goal of establishing direct flights between the two cities.
Why it matters
This agreement strengthens economic and logistical ties between Southern India and Western Canada, particularly within the tech sector.
Bengaluru’s KIA signs sister airport agreement with Vancouver International Airport left Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), in Bengaluru. The agreement lays out efforts to further the transit of air cargo between southern India and Canada, and particularly when it comes to supporting growing industries in the two regions, as well as the goal of developing direct air service between Bengaluru and Vancouver. File photo The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/4ccb0d/article71591396.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/BIAL-confident%20G1NG8HEET.3.jpg.jpg TH BENGALURU KARNATAKA 22/11/2025 : Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), in Bengaluru. The agreement between the two airports is focused on seven different areas of collaboration, including innovation to further support efficient airport operations through the use of technology Bengaluru The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and Vancouver International Airport have signed a sister airport agreement to further operational, technological, economic, and air service connections between Western Canada and Southern India.
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