{"id":3933,"date":"2025-11-11T15:36:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/?p=3933"},"modified":"2025-11-11T15:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:06:50","slug":"bia-opens-14-new-check-in-counters-on-trial-basis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/bia-opens-14-new-check-in-counters-on-trial-basis\/","title":{"rendered":"BIA Opens 14 New Check-In Counters on Trial Basis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited has announced the launch of 14 new check-in counters at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), introduced on a trial basis on November 10, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new facility, constructed within just one month at the newly built marquee area, reflects the collaborative efforts of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority and key industry partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the announcement, the initiative aims to ensure smooth airport operations and provide hassle-free convenience for passengers traveling through BIA during the winter season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airport and Aviation Services said it plans to scale up operations based on passenger demand, marking a significant step toward enhancing travel experiences in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BIA-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3935\" style=\"width:418px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BIA-3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BIA-3-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Ada Derana Biz <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited has announced the launch of 14 new&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3933"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}