The passenger flow of the international airport to . Bandaranaike in Sri Lanka grew by 26% by the end of 2010 according to the message of Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Russia Mr. Udayanga Viratunga . The total number of passengers was about 5, 2 million . person . As noted by Mr. Ambassador, the Ministry of Ports and Aviation of Sri Lanka links this increase to the end in mid-2009 . of the internal military conflict in the country . "The international airport is planned to be developed and improved in 2011 ." , - His Excellency . "It is planned to expand the zone of duty-free trade to reconstruct the entrances to the departure and arrival areas to give more elegance to the airport building, and also to update the pedestrian zone a little. ". All work data will be completed in 2011 .

In addition, at the meeting on the opening of the Puttalam lagoons for water planes, the Minister of Aviation Mr. Priyanka Dzhayaratne opened the plans of the Ministry for the development of local airports in Koggala, Tangalle, Bentota, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy and Polgolla for the development of domestic air traffic. Mr. Ambassador also noted that steps will be taken to develop Palali Airport, which is in use by the Sri Lanka Air Force

January 12, 2011
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