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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 ...
In 1934, the State Council of Ceylon made a decision to construct an aerodrome within reach of the capital city of Colombo and decided on Ratmalana as the best site. [7] On 27 November 1935, a De Havilland Puss Moth flown by Captain Tyndale-Biscoe, chief flying instructor of the Madras Flying Club, was the first aircraft to land at the new airport.
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. It was estimated to handle over 10.5 million passengers in 2018.
Colombo Airport, official name of Ratmalana Airport, the secondary international airport serving the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about airports with the same or similar names.
Consumer services Travel & tourism Colombo: 2011 Commuter railroads, part of Expolanka Holdings: P A FitsAir: Consumer services Airlines Colombo: 1997 Scheduled airline P A Gateway Group: Consumer services Specialised consumer services Colombo: 1986 Education P A George Steuart Group: Conglomerates - Colombo: 1835 Food & beverages, health care ...
The Colombo International Financial City (CIFC) is a planned offshore city adjacent to Galle Face Green in Central Colombo that would be built on reclaimed land. It is touted as an international financial center and is funded by Chinese investment; the city will have a separate legal and financial system which is likely to be governed by the Chinese firms that control the land, although the ...
Katunayake is the site of the primary airport in the country, Bandaranaike International Airport. It is served by Sri Lanka Railways' Puttalam Line, with stations at Katunayake, Katunayake South, and the airport. Negombo is the northern end of the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway which connects Colombo and A1 highway at Peliyagoda. [6]
A BRT system for Colombo has been proposed but not yet implemented. [13] [14] Inter-city routes connect many of the country's major population centres. Some service is available on the E01 and E03 expressways, with modern Lanka Ashok Leyland buses. [15] In 2011, the SLTB began introducing new buses to replace part of its aging fleet.