Tag: BIA

BIA receives several new equipment

BIA receives several new equipment

Jul 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services Limited, Rt. Major General GA Chandrasiri today oversaw the purchase ... Read More

94 Lankans stranded in Singapore arrive at the BIA

94 Lankans stranded in Singapore arrive at the BIA

Jun 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 94 Sri Lankans, stranded owing to COVID-19 travel restrictions, arrived in the island from Singapore this ... Read More

Govt. considering opening of BIA before August 1: Minister

Govt. considering opening of BIA before August 1: Minister

Jun 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government is considering the reopening of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake prior to August ... Read More

Diplomat issue at BIA became a learning moment: Colombage

Diplomat issue at BIA became a learning moment: Colombage

Jun 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The incident of a senior US diplomat being given the green light to enter into the ... Read More

Diplomats told to submit PCR test before arriving, if not mandatory test at BIA

Diplomats told to submit PCR test before arriving, if not mandatory test at BIA

Jun 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The members of the diplomatic staff need to submit PCR test reports obtained within 72 hours ... Read More

268 Sri Lankans stranded in Qatar arrived at BIA

268 Sri Lankans stranded in Qatar arrived at BIA

May 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 268 Sri Lankans who were stranded in Qatar, arrived in the Bandaranaike International ... Read More

450 Lankans who reached BIA to be quarantined

450 Lankans who reached BIA to be quarantined

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Duty Officer at the Bandaranaike International Airport says 450 Sri Lankans who arrived in the ... Read More

2 arrested at BIA with 59,980 cigarettes

2 arrested at BIA with 59,980 cigarettes

Jan 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two Lankans have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport for the illegal possession of a ... Read More

BIA to introduce special immigration counters

BIA to introduce special immigration counters

Dec 23, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government has drawn attention towards establishing separate immigration and emigration counters at the Bandaranaike International ... Read More

Two women nabbed with narcotics at BIA

Two women nabbed with narcotics at BIA

Oct 8, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two women have been nabbed with two kilos of a narcotic identified as 'Ice' worth Rs 25.4 million ... Read More

13 SRI LANKANS DEPORTED FROM AUSTRALIA

13 SRI LANKANS DEPORTED FROM AUSTRALIA

Aug 16, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Thirteen Sri Lankans who had illegally migrated to Australia were deported and arrived at the Katunayake International Airport this ... Read More

Softlogic to initiate landmark project with BIA-The largest air-conditioning project of Softlogic’s history

Softlogic to initiate landmark project with BIA-The largest air-conditioning project of Softlogic’s history

Aug 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Softlogic’s Central Air Conditioning Division has scored a landmark project along with SMARDT Australia, by signing Rs.379 millions ... Read More

9 Sri Lankans arrested at BIA with gold concealed as chains

9 Sri Lankans arrested at BIA with gold concealed as chains

Aug 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Nine Sri Lankan passengers have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for illegally brining in 2kg ... Read More

Puttalam PS Chairman arrested at BIA

Puttalam PS Chairman arrested at BIA

Sep 10, 2018

FASTNEWS | COLOMBO - Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Anjana Sandaruwan was arrested by the CID at the Bandaranaike International Airport ... Read More

BIA To Be Closed In January 2017

BIA To Be Closed In January 2017

Apr 7, 2016

Bandaranayake International Airport  will be closed for a specific period in January 2017  for development work. This step is proposed ... Read More