Bangalore Terminal 1 Arrival
Bangalore airport - infamously known for its distance from the city - but the good thing is the connectivity. Even late at night or early in the morning, you'll get BMTC KIA buses (public transport) to connect the city with the airport.
I took the KIA-10 number bus from my place to Terminal 1, which cost me INR 280 ($3.20), and it was late at night, around 2 AM. With no traffic, it took me about 35 minutes to cover 30 km. The bus will drop you off at the departure gate.
Check-in, Security & Domestic Lounge
At around 2-3 AM, the crowd at the check-in counter was almost nil. However, I had no luggage to check in, so I went straight to security (web-check-in was done already). No crowd, no waiting time at the security too.
However, my luggage was sent to "extra check-in" because I was carrying a camera with batteries. So it usually took an extra 2 minutes for that.
The domestic lounge, named 080 T1, allows visitors 3 hours prior to the flight's departure time. You can pay for that or access it for free with a supportive credit card. There were a variety of food options, a clean washroom, a seating area to relax, and it was still operational at 3 AM.
Boarding, flight experience and landing
The boarding was started almost 25 minutes ahead, which is what it should be. Maybe because the early morning flight was ready. However, the aircraft was not connected to the airbridge, but passengers were transferred by bus.
I slept for most of the flight; however, as usual, food, soft drinks, and pre-booked meals were available.
Indigo domestic is a budget airline, so it does not offer WiFi or entertainment systems.
There was a bit of turbulence during landing; it was definitely not a smooth landing.
Bhopal airport doesn't offer smooth connectivity (through public transport) to the city; you must avail of a cab (Ola/Uber) service only.
Exiting BHO airport
Flight arrived prior to the mentioned time, and people started to exit as soon the flight arrives BHO.
The flight was attached to aero-bridge this time, because the same flight has to go back to BLR (with a new flight number 6E393).
