BluSmart takes on Uber, Ola, launches cab pickup zone at Bengaluru airport

BluSmart Mobility, a corporation that operates 100% electric powered cabs, has released a cab pickup region at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Monday.

This is the primary time Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) is facilitating a committed pickup region for an electric powered cab operator at KIA.

At present, there are most effective  committed cab pickup zones of app-primarily based totally aggregators: Ola and Uber. In addition to this, there are airport taxis furnished with the aid of using the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation, which consist of each air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned motors in addition to red cabs pushed with the aid of using women. Mega and Meru additionally provide cab offerings from the airport. Another operator, Shoffr, operates electric powered SUVs for airport transfers, however it does now no longer have a committed pickup region on the airport.

BluSmart and BIAL had been now no longer to be had for comment.

Many flyers at KIA were complaining approximately lengthy ready queues at cab pickup zones, specially at night. The access of BluSmart is in all likelihood to convey a few remedy for such passengers despite the fact that the organization is imparting most effective confined drop places from the airport for now.

Other alternatives for Bengaluru airport passengers are: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Vayu Vajra (intracity), Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation flybus (intercity), vehicle rentals (WTi cabs) and passenger trains from close by KIA railway station.