1 March 2013, owners King Power purchased the stadium through their company K Power Holdings Co, Ltd. Current infrastructure and plans In 2022, the stadium became the first in Europe to operate a frictionless kiosk for food and drink purchases. In 2015, then vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha stated plans were in place to increase the ground's capacity to around 42,000. Relocation to a new stadium has also been a consideration in the past, but the club have since decided to develop the existing site. In April 2018, it was announced that initial planning for the expansion and development of King Power Stadium was underway. On 28 July 2021, Leicester City confirmed that they would reveal plans to the public which included increasing the capacity to 40,000, as well as several development projects in the area surrounding the stadium. The club announced on 25 October 2021, that they had submitted a hybrid planning application to Leicester City Council for the redevelopment of King Power Stadium and the surrounding area. They had also applied for permits in September 2021 to begin early enabling works in preparation for the redevelopment. In September 2022, plans were approved for Leicester to extend King Power Stadium's capacity to 40,000. The other development projects were also given provisional approval. Helicopter crash On 27 October 2018, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's helicopter crashed in a car park outside the stadium, shortly after taking off from the pitch. Four other people were on the helicopter at the time and there were no survivors. Naming In 2002, former Leicester City shirt sponsors Walkers signed a ten-year deal for naming rights. The agreement was superseded halfway through the period, in May 2007, when they again paid a seven-figure sum to extend their sponsorship of the stadium until 2017. Originally the stadium was to have been called the "Walkers Bowl," but the name was dropped after fans objected on the grounds the name was too "American" (referring to the American college football bowl game concept). As a result of a fans' petition, the name was quickly changed to the "Walkers Stadium"; however, some fans at the time were still unhappy the name only referenced the sponsor, with no Leicester City reference, such as "Filbert," "Fosse" or "Foxes". Naming rights were sold to King Power for the 2011–12 season, and the ground has been known as King Power Stadium ever since. It is commonly referred to by