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A programme has been developed to develop domestic airports.
Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched a programme to develop domestic airports in the island. A sum of 750 million rupees has been allocated for this purpose. Under the programme Ratmalana airport will be developed as a major domestic airport.
Minister Priyankara Jayarathne says two domestic airports will be setup in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya. This will help the foreigners arriving in Sri Lanka to reach any part of the island within a short period. The minister added that Sri Lankan airlines will be made a profitable venture within next 5 years.
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I am a bit curious .. what do these guys smoke ? no offense .. but .. the following had me in stitches .. never did I know that sea planes have such long 'legs' ..
“We are planning to raise the standard of the mini sea plane airstrip to international level and even allowed private operators to land here. We also expect sea planes from other countries such as the Maldives to land here,” Minister of Aviation Priyankara Jayaratne said.Comment
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BIA's new terminal......
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Thanks mrpanini,
BIA new terminal to accommodate 6 m passengers - http://www.development.lk/news.php?news=1702Comment
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I think when Mattala is ready. Then flights will be diverted to Mattala until BIA is done ...so I hear
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hahahahaha now only i got the point they wanted to market Mattala airport.
so now they got a good idea to close BIA ....Comment
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Hi mrpanini - Welcome to Air Sri Lanka Forum, I can be able to see that CMB's new Terminal going to be built where Cargo Area presently located. So do you know where they are planning to park the Freight flights ?
It's no way CMB will be fully-closed during the construction period because HTT can't handle all the CMB-aircraft-traffic since HTT is going to be having only 2 airbridges and 5 or 6 aircraft-stands when Phase I complete in November 2012. Anyway I will be happy if they permanently transfer the Airforce base to HTT.
HTT Terminal will look like this in the Phase I completion in November 2012
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Sri Lanka airport agency to call proposals for BOT hotel: report
June 03, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to call proposals for a luxury hotel near the island's Bandaranaike International Airport, north of the capital Colombo, to be constructed on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis, a media report said.
The Sunday Times newspaper said the Airport and Aviations Services Limited, a state agency that owns and operates the airport would give land and charge a land rental and a concession free on the hotel's revenue.
The newspaper said China Harbour Corporation, a contractor that is already involved in many Chinese funded projects is the front runner, followed by Quant International Ltd, a British firm and Fico (Pvt) Ltd, which is Sri Lanka based.
The Sunday Times, citing an unnamed aviation ministry source said the cabinet of ministers had approved the BOT plan after an earlier attempt to build a luxury hotel by AASL was scrapped for lack of funds.
The airport agency is scrambling to expand capacity at Katunayake after aircraft and passenger movements zoomed following the end of a 30-year war.
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I do understand CMB does not have much space available for expansion unless government move the airforce from CMB to HTT.News 360 reporting JICA loan for CMB improvements.....
No details on what can be done with the amount - will that include 2nd runway too??Comment
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