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The construction of the second passenger terminal at the Bandaranaike International Airport resumed yesterday with the presence of the Ports, Shipping, an...
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BIA Arrival Lobby to Undergo Redesign for Enhanced Passenger Experience Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) is set to undergo a significantContinue Reading
Its about time some renovations are being contemplated. The airport is in pretty poor shape - crowded and shabby with stained ceilings. Given that every passenger pays $60 to use the facility, the condition it is in is pretty shocking. We used to have the best airport by far in the region and now we can't hold a candle to airports such as BLR, BOM and DEL.
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Work to Resume in July 2025
Following Japan’s decision to resume development aid to Sri Lanka, the stalled terminal project is now scheduled to restart in July 2025, nearly three years after it was halted.
Japanese construction giant Taisei Corporation is under scrutiny after completing only 5.44% of work on a major passenger terminal project at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), despite having received the full Rs. 37 billion payment for the contract. The revelation came from the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), which reported the project was expected to be 30% complete by now. Funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the project falls under Package ‘A’ and includes the construction of a new terminal building and related infrastructure. Project Halted Over Debt Policy Progress on the project came to a halt in December 2022 after JICA suspended loan disbursements. This move was in response to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Finance’s “Interim Policy on Servicing of Sri Lanka’s External Public Debt,” issued in April 2022 amid the country’s ongoing financial crisis. As a result, Airports and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL)…
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