Tourism Minister hopes to reopen Airport by end of September

August 23, 2020 at 2:04 AM

The Government hopes to reopen the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake by the end of September, Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga said.

The Minister said the decision will be implemented only after obtaining approval from health authorities.

Tourists will be facilitated to visit Sri Lanka keeping in mind the safety of the citizens, he added.

All airports in Sri Lanka were temporarily closed from March 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Government helped repatriate all tourists who were stranded in Sri Lanka as a result, and also launched a special program to repatriate all Sri Lankans who were stranded overseas. (Newswire)