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The govt of Karnataka is opposed to shifting the biennial mega air show Aero India hosted at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base on Bangalore's outskirts out of the state.


"It has come to our notice that there is a move to shift Aero India out of Bangalore. I am told this has come up because of Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) taking up the issue of airspace management and the ministry of civil aviation has approached the ministry of defence (MoD) to consider moving the air show to a location where there is greater free air space," state Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda wrote to Defence Minister A.K. Antony in a letter recently.


The ninth edition of the mega event is scheduled to be held Feb 6-10, 2013.