Colombo airport sees more in transit
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SriLankan Airlines is fast turning Colombo into a hub for air travel, judging by the number of transit passengers going through the island’s international airport.
Three years ago, only 28% of passengers carried by SriLankan through Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) were in transit. The bulk of travellers were tourists visiting Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans returning from overseas.
Today, the number of transit passengers has more than doubled, and the total number of passengers carried by the airline has increased by a third. Nearly half of its traffic (46%) is now transit passengers, a number that is continuously increasing, the airline said.
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