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6 unusual facts about Bandaranaike International Airport


Colombo Airport

Bandaranaike International Airport, the major international airport serving the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Gunadasa Kapuge

On returning from a tour of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Visharada Kapuge had a fall at the Bandaranaike International Airport whilst disembarking a shuttle bus.

J. C. A. Corea

The Prefects of Royal College Colombo lined the exit of the Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake, as a guard of honour, when his ashes were flown to Colombo, draped with the Royal College flag.

Mikoyan MiG-27

In August 2000, a MiG-27 crashed near Colombo International Airport, killing its Ukrainian pilot.

Reg Spiers

After escaping from India, Spiers was next arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport in Sri Lanka on 1 December 1984 while travelling on a French passport under the name Patrick Claude Albert Ledoux.

Richard Udugama

Major General Udugama was recalled while on an official tour in Europe, and arrested on his arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport.


Katunayake

It is the site of Bandaranaike International Airport or Colombo Airport, the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka.

Mabola, Sri Lanka

Rawlathus Saliheen Ahadiya School is conducted in mabole.As sinhala medium schools in mabola are St.Mary's Maha Vidyalaya and Sri Siddhartha Maha Vidyalaya.There is only one Tamil medium Muslim school Al-Asraff Maha Vidyalaya.Mabole is next to hendala.It's located in Negombo road and it's the route for travel to Bandaranaike International Airport.

Premakumar Gunaratnam

Gunaratnam's wife, Champa Somaratna, was detained by State Intelligence Services (SIS) at Bandaranaike International Airport from a flight originating from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport.


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