A former director of Sri Lanka’s Civil Aviation Authority has questioned the ability of Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to support airfreight exports and passenger demand and also has suggested international airlines will not support a second international airport in the country. Speaking at a Sri Lankan Chamber of Construction Industries (CCI) seminar, Dayanthe Athulathmudali, now director, Safety and Security of Dubai World Central, said small states like Sri … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka: Colombo’s runway too short, too narrow

A former director of Sri Lanka’s Civil Aviation Authority has questioned the ability of Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to support airfreight exports and passenger demand and also has suggested international airlines will not support a second international airport in the country. Speaking at a Sri Lankan Chamber of Construction Industries (CCI) seminar, Dayanthe Athulathmudali, now director, Safety and Security of Dubai World Central, said small states like Sri … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka: Colombo's runway too short, too narrow