Bangalore’s BMTC buses to provide boarding passes

To increase the ridership in the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses, the initiative has been taken by Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) to save precious time of the passengers by installing automated check-in kiosks in the Vayu Vajra buses, through which you can check-in and print your boarding pass while on board.
This is a pilot project of BMTC to discourage passengers to go by private and fleet cab operators. So far, the 160 people have checked-in from the bus, and the organisation has got positive response regarding the service.

Earlier, a pilot was run on the KIAS-9 (Kempegowda Bus Station-KIA) route, which saw 600 people using the facility.
There is no extra cost involved for printing the boarding pass and conductors on board are trained to assist you with the printing. The one hour of travelling from Electronic City to the airport can be utilised for checking-in and printing the boarding pass.


The facility is very useful for business travellers, and those who are carrying cabin luggage only. They can head directly to the security check-in without going through any hassles.

At present, the facility is being offered to passengers taking domestic flights of five airlines Air Asia, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, and SpiceJet.

“Passengers using Vayu Vajra spend nearly an hour on the bus. The response to the check-in kiosk has been good so far. We hope BIAL will extend the facility to the remaining buses,” said a senior BMTC official.

BIAL MD Hari Marar recently said they are also working to extend the facility to all the airport buses, which would also display flight information.