I flew into Bangalore in the night of April 10th, the immigration was fast despite the fact of the aftermath of Indo-Pakistan conflict. Thus, I was not surprised that the officer was less friendly. The airport, to me, looks modern.
I do not recommend exchanging money at this airport since you will get very very less.
There was a pre paid taxi(1600IND plus 90IND for toll road) and the taxi driver is quite helpful to assist me to locate my hostel.
From the airport to the city, I noticed that BLR is the hub for airAsia India. I probably have to use this airport again in the future to go to other cities in India.
On the way back, I took bus and it costs me 235 IND and it was only 1 hour for the journey.
I have to say I love the open air food stalls in front of the terminal. I did not feel like an airport. I try the beer at the windmill at 300IND, it was quite nice,
The check in counter for THAI airways was extreme efficient. I found the indian staff was a lot more polite. The security was tough yet fast.
(I flew Thai because of its cheapest fare on that day, but if I plan to come to Thailand, you can also use Indigo, Air India or Goair)
At of now, you can fly to Bangkok Suwannabumi, Don muang and Phuket airport.
I spent the rest of my IND with tea bags and 1 teacher’s whiskey. SInce it is a single terminal, I do not have to walk far to the gate.
For the choices of restaurants inside the terminal, I found there is fewer varieties compared to Mumbai Airport. And it does not seem that there are connecting passengers. The day I flew, JET airways suspended its flight to AMS so maybe it is the reason that the airport lost 1 of its destination.