Construction of first phase of BIA’s Export Terminal 2 commenced
The construction of the first phase of the Bandaranaike International Airport’s Export Terminal 2 commenced recently taking forward the airport development projects.
Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunge stated at the occasion, “During the course of one or two years, when we have moved past the present pandemic, we will need to cater to the large amount of tourists arriving to Sri Lanka. We have now initiated the first phase to construct the second Export Terminal, which will help us achieve that goal and develop tourism in our country.”
State Minister of Aviation and Export Zones Development D. V. Chanaka stated, “The time allocated to pass through the Terminal has been reduced from three hours to one and a half hours at the Terminal 2, with the use of One-stop shops and scanners on both sides. The collective effort of the Airport and Aviation Services and the Civil Aviation authorities has been put into this project. This is expected to generate a revenue of Rs. 360 million for the Airport.”
It was further stated that an agreement has been reached with the relevant construction company to complete the project within 730 days.
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construction of the Import Cargo Terminal Building at BIA-Stage 1 groundbreaking ceremony was launched today
( Sinhala news video to see groundbreaking ceremony the video is 16:20 minutes)
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Moving ahead with the airport development projects of Airport & Aviation Services Sri Lanka Ltd (AASL), construction of the Import Cargo Terminal Building at BIA-Stage 1 groundbreaking ceremony was launched today.
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Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd (AASL) is in the process of constructing a new Cargo Import Terminal and Cargo Village Gateway Entrance Building with state of the art facilities at #BIA_SriLanka
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Tourism reopening: 35 Airlines come on board
As Sri Lanka opened its shores for all international travellers from Thursday (21) onwards, 35 airlines have expressed their willingness to operate flights from and to Sri Lanka, according to Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga.
During a press conference held to mark the reopening of the country for all international travellers, Ranatunga stated that although prior to the pandemic about 80 airlines were operating to and from Sri Lanka, it might take a couple of months to get those airlines back on board.
“Sri Lanka tourism will take about six to seven months to recover,” Ranatunga added.
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Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, the Capital of Sri Lanka is facing an enormous growth in air traffic. The existing runway and taxiways have been serving air traffic for almost 3 decades without interruption. August 2016 - December 2017 ( i found a video and i want to share)
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The existing aprons (Apron A, B & C) will be converted to the terminal parking in terminal 2. I can see most of the construction of Apron E have been completed. Does anyone know when Apron E going to be opened for aircraft parking?
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Expansionary project at BIA makes progress
Expansionary work at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) which also includes the construction of a second terminal (Terminal 2) that began late last year after facing years of delays due to a number of reasons, is being undertaken according to plan, with 38 aprons having already been constructed under the project.
Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. (AASL) Chairman Maj. Gen. (Retd.) G.A. Chandrasiri told The Sunday Morning Business that along with the expansionary work and the scheduled reopening of the airport for all tourists, they are preparing to go back to pre-Covid levels.
After running into numerous obstacles that delayed the implementation of the project for years, construction of Terminal 2 at the BIA was launched on 30 November last year.
The Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) is the concessionary loan provider for the new terminal at BIA. The loan agreement of Rs. 56 billion was signed over four years ago on 24 March 2016.
The new terminal building would feature the addition of 96 check-in counters, eight baggage claim belts, seven baggage makeup carousels, 16 contact boarding gates with 28 passenger boarding bridges, and six bus gates. The scope also includes a capacity enhancement of the incinerator, water treatment plant, and sewerage treatment plant.
The BIA has been in dire need of another terminal for years now. It had more than 170 aircraft movements per day, including an average of more than 60 movements of heavy aircraft per day in 2018. The existing six million-passenger terminal handled 10 million passengers in 2018, resulting in hours of delays, particularly as passengers were trying to collect their baggage.
According to the annual reports of AASL, the airport experienced heavy congestion in the arrival and departure zones, as well as vehicular traffic, particularly during peak hours; all while passenger arrivals grew 5-6% Year-on-Year (YoY).
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