Sri Lanka Airports

**Speedbird** · 24-11-2012, 04:24 AM

Originally posted by Highflyer

Sri Lanka Emerging As Regional Air Freight Hub

http://www.riskwatchdog.com/2012/11/...r-freight-hub/

If you read carefully I was talking about HTT not CMB

Now let see...so a weekly 744F operation to CMB and Sri Lanka is emerging as a regional hub; hmm... today max annual cargo handling capacity in CMB is 250K Tonnage and Chennai handles 50% more than CMB; again Chennai is not even considered a big Air cargo hub (Bombay handles almost double of Chennai and worldwide ranking in the top 30). So in this case definition of the region should be Sri Lanka and Maldives only.

List of busiest airports by cargo traffic - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_cargo_traffic

**Sakith** · 25-11-2012, 07:16 PM

New look of the BIA Departure Terminal...

**Srilankan1** · 25-11-2012, 07:46 PM

Sakith how about the 2 nd pier??

**Praetorian** · 25-11-2012, 10:52 PM

Originally posted by Sakith

New look of the BIA Departure Terminal...

Thanks for sharing Sakith. Looks very good. Much better than the dilapidated structure that was there for YEARS.

I was at BIA departures at the end of June and it was in the old poor dilapidated state. Impressive they've built this in 5 months, even more so considering the people & vehicular traffic.

Any more pictures Sakith?
Also whats the progress of the Expressway?

**Cayman** · 26-11-2012, 07:18 AM

Originally posted by Praetorian

Thanks for sharing Sakith. Looks very good. Much better than the dilapidated structure that was there for YEARS.

I was at BIA departures at the end of June and it was in the old poor dilapidated state. Impressive they've built this in 5 months, even more so considering the people & vehicular traffic.

Any more pictures Sakith?
Also whats the progress of the Expressway?

It looks even better during the day time, as a lot of light comes through the opening in the roof. It helps reduce the claustrophobic feeling created by the low roof.

**Sakith** · 07-12-2012, 08:27 PM

Originally posted by Srilankan1

Sakith how about the 2 nd pier??

They havn't even started work..

Originally posted by Praetorian

Thanks for sharing Sakith. Looks very good. Much better than the dilapidated structure that was there for YEARS.

I was at BIA departures at the end of June and it was in the old poor dilapidated state. Impressive they've built this in 5 months, even more so considering the people & vehicular traffic.

Any more pictures Sakith?
Also whats the progress of the Expressway?

New look of BIA Arrivals

**Max** · 05-01-2013, 12:47 PM

SriLankan Airlines to set up a MRO facility in Mattala airport

SriLankan Airlines is planning to establish a ‘Maintenance, Repair and Overhauling’ (MRO) facility at the upcoming Mattala airport.

Coming Soon

http://www.news360.lk/economy/news-aviation-sri-lanka-04-01-2013-airlines-to-set-up-a-mro-facility-in-mattala-airport-77865

**ecureilx** · 08-01-2013, 07:11 AM

and Palaly in news .. from www.ft.lk

**highflyer** · 08-01-2013, 07:39 AM

Sri Lanka to get Rs. 42.5 billion loan from Japan to expand Bandaranaike International Airport - http://www.colombopage.com/archive_1...57236622CH.php

**highflyer** · 08-01-2013, 07:40 AM

Originally posted by ecureilx

and Palaly in news .. from www.ft.lk

"A new terminal has been added to ease passenger operations at Palaly air port. The fully equipped air movement building was constructed by SLAF Palaly. The new terminal was a long felt need for military and civil air passengers who travel between Palaly and Colombo". http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2013/01/06/new21.asp

**banuthev** · 08-01-2013, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by ecureilx

and Palaly in news .. from www.ft.lk

It's indeed a fascinating news ! Any possibilities of International flights from Palaly ? If I recall it correctly we had Air Ceylon flights operated from KKS to TRZ & MAA in the past. I think we should resume those route again and add new routes like IXM, CZB etc.. from South India.

@SSCMK - Is there any passenger traffic between IXM and KKS (Jaffna) ?

**Speedbird** · 08-01-2013, 09:33 AM

Originally posted by Banuthev

It's indeed a fascinating news ! Any possibilities of International flights from Palaly ? If I recall it correctly we had Air Ceylon flights operated from KKS to TRZ & MAA in the past. I think we should resume those route again and add new routes like IXM, CZB etc.. from South India.

@SSCMK - Is there any passenger traffic between IXM and KKS (Jaffna) ?

JAF should be the second internationl airport in Sri Lanka. Not HTT. Not only to South India, there are traffic all the way to LHR, KUL, SIN and YYZ. Even to RUH and AUH/DXB. It could really operate as a mini hub to CMB, but again all these are common sense...traffic at JAF is a proven theory not a pie in a sky buffalo theory.

**SSCMK** · 13-01-2013, 03:46 AM

Originally posted by Banuthev

It's indeed a fascinating news ! Any possibilities of International flights from Palaly ? If I recall it correctly we had Air Ceylon flights operated from KKS to TRZ & MAA in the past. I think we should resume those route again and add new routes like IXM, CZB etc.. from South India.

@SSCMK - Is there any passenger traffic between IXM and KKS (Jaffna) ?

There is a good number of Tamil settlements of Srilanka in Madurai. But I am not sure of the number, filling a flight might not be viable.

To fill a flight, a Q400 aircraft could do a one stop from CMB via KKS and to IXM.

MAA to KKS direct looks to be a good route.

Banuthev, a small correction. Airport code for Coimbatore is CJB.

**banuthev** · 15-01-2013, 08:54 PM

Originally posted by SSCMK

There is a good number of Tamil settlements of Srilanka in Madurai. But I am not sure of the number, filling a flight might not be viable.

To fill a flight, a Q400 aircraft could do a one stop from CMB via KKS and to IXM.

MAA to KKS direct looks to be a good route.

Banuthev, a small correction. Airport code for Coimbatore is CJB.

Does Sri Lanka CAA allow any foreign carrier to operate with 8th Freedom rights in Sri Lanka? e.g. TRZ-KKS-CMB. Similar question to you @SSCMK - Does India CAA allow any Sri Lankan air-carrier to operate with a 8th Freedom rights in India? e.g. CMB-MAA-CCU. Remember years ago, Mihin Lanka and SriLankan flew on CMB-DEL-GAY, CMB-GAY-VNS. But I was wondering whether India CAA would allow the SriLankan Air-carrier to operate via any primary airport in India to another Indian Airport.

**Speedbird** · 16-01-2013, 02:00 AM

Originally posted by Banuthev

Does Sri Lanka CAA allow any foreign carrier to operate with 8th Freedom rights in Sri Lanka? e.g. TRZ-KKS-CMB. Similar question to you @SSCMK - Does India CAA allow any Sri Lankan air-carrier to operate with a 8th Freedom rights in India? e.g. CMB-MAA-CCU. Remember years ago, Mihin Lanka and SriLankan flew on CMB-DEL-GAY, CMB-GAY-VNS. But I was wondering whether India CAA would allow the SriLankan Air-carrier to operate via any primary airport in India to another Indian Airport.

If I remember UL used to fly Colombo - Bombay - Karachi

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