From Sunday, embarkation tax for international flights originating from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) will be Rs. 7000 or US$ 50.
On top of that, passengers have been warned that they should turn up five hours ahead of a flight. This is in view of repairs now being carried out to the runway.
As one irate passenger pointed out, it would take him six hours or more to fly to the South Indian City of Chennai – a flight lasting 55 minutes.
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