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Last Updated : 2023-06-05 11:26:00
The Sri Lanka Immigration and Emigration Officers' Association (SLIEOA) has decided to withdraw from functioning at the Silk Route Passenger Clearance Terminal at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) from this morning until further notice.
SLIEOA President K.A.A.S. Kanugala said the decision was made considering the current unstable and crisis situation in the country and the strong possibility of a large numbers of accused former political VIPs using this Silk Route Clearance Terminal to leave the country.
Accordingly, the operations at the Silk Route Passenger Clearance Terminal were stopped at 12.00 midnight today.
The VIPs can arrange their flight facilities by paying money at the BIA through the Silk Route. (Chaturanga Samarawckrama and T.K.G. Kapila)
German Tuesday, 12 July 2022 09:19 AM
Never heard of such facility on any airport. What is a Silk Route?
Aram Tuesday, 12 July 2022 10:31 AM
The silk route mean it's a special facility anyone can use by paying 50$ called commercially important person's(CIP). Nowadays the payment would have been increased due to country s weak situation
TONI Tuesday, 12 July 2022 09:19 AM
GOOD JOB BY AIRPORT OFFICIALS. HOW CAN BASIL USE THIS FACILITY
Aragalaya Tuesday, 12 July 2022 10:14 AM
Silk Route operations had been stopped only from this morning. We don't know how many would have escaped on the 09th, 10th and 11th through this facility ! Good job by SLIEOA anyway !
Rohan Tuesday, 12 July 2022 07:09 PM
watch closely Mattala, They will jump from there.
GAMAYA Wednesday, 13 July 2022 03:09 AM
These Immigration should be fired. Their job is not prevent passengers with a valid VISA and no arrest warrants from leaving the country. As far as I know, there is no legal obstacle for Rajapaksas from leaving the country. This kind of vigilantism is troubling. BTW, Silk Route is a lounge. There are over 1000 similar lounges across the world. Sri Lankan airlines business class can use Silk Route. Others have to pay $50. There are several other lounges at Colombo Airport such as Lotus First Class Lounge.
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