Sri Lanka, Nov. 22 -- Opening new vistas of prosperity and re-writing the history of aviation in Sri Lanka, the much awaited and long overdue Phase II of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Expansion Project commenced on Wednesday.

It was launched by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The commencement of the project coincided with the first year anniversary of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Presidency and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's 75th birthday.

The largest development work to be launched in the country this year, the project aims at fulfilling the aviation travel needs of Sri Lankans for years to come. The US $ 306 million project will improve facilities at the BIA to cope with increasing air traffic demand after the Covid-19 pa...