It had been wanted to build another air terminal at Haputale. Notwithstanding, because of the danger of avalanches, an option site near Bandarawela was decided for the task, de Silva said at an occasion yesterday.
The runway of the new air terminal will be 1300m long and the airplane terminal will be found 3.5 kilometers off the Bandarawela-Koslanda street.
Airplane conveying upto 48 travelers will have the capacity to arrive at the air terminal, he included.
The administration, in its financial plan proposition, said that three residential air terminals will be built in Badulla, Puttalam and Digana. Besides, Sri Lanka is to move towards the open skies arrangement, the financial backing recommendations said.
