SRI LANKA
January 1st, 2002
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA, in Columbo
THE CEYLON Chamber of Commerce has called on the Sri Lankan government to develop, upgrade and modernise Katunayake Airport with additional runways, facilities and hotel services in the next two years in a plan 'Strategies for Growth Leveraging the Private Sector.' The business grouping also urged Columbo to develop Ratmalana as an alternative emergency airport in the country and also to expand free port services that are linked to air cargo shipments, to encourage inter-port trading and re-exports.
THE CEYLON Chamber of Commerce has called on the Sri Lankan government to develop, upgrade and modernise Katunayake Airport with additional runways, facilities and hotel services in the next two years in a plan 'Strategies for Growth Leveraging the Private Sector.' The business grouping also urged Columbo to develop Ratmalana as an alternative emergency airport in the country and also to expand free port services that are linked to air cargo shipments, to encourage inter-port trading and re-exports.
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