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Map of Sri Lanka Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport is the busiest airport in the country and one of the busiest airports in South Asia. It was estimated to handle over 10.5 million passengers in 2018.
Following closure, a campaign was launched to reopen the airport, although the airport's owner stated its intention to redevelop the site. In 2014, an American private equity group, RiverOak Investments, put forward a proposal to acquire the site and reopen it as an airport, with an initial emphasis on cargo and the recycling of aircraft. [34]
This was the first time the An-225 had landed in Sri Lanka. [43] During the COVID-19 pandemic, The airport has been handling ship crew changes and repatriation flights, In June and July 2020, Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport handled more than 50 flights involving 2,188 passengers. [44]
Passengers who were due to fly into the airports were also diverted to London and Glasgow overnight because of the poor weather. Manchester Airport said "some departures and arrivals may ...
A Plains-to-Great Lakes storm is putting 14 million Americans under winter weather alerts ahead of what's expected to be a record day for air travel in the U.S.
The airport was one of the key sites identified for the development of an international airport, [3] and was to be renamed to Weerawila Airport. The project was later scrapped and finally moved to Mattala, inaugurating under the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport title in early 2013.
Plenty of people are still hoping to make it home for the holidays and with Christmas day approaching, travel is ramping up. Over at Sky Harbor International Airport, the busy holiday travel ...
It is administered by Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd and serves as the hub of SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, Fitsair, a privately owned low-cost carrier, and domestic carrier Cinnamon Air. The other airport serving the city of Colombo is Ratmalana International Airport. SriLankan Airlines has its main base ...