BIA receives ACI safety accreditation

Airports Council International (ACI) on Monday recognised Bandaranaike International Airport’s (BIA) commitment to prioritising health and safety measures in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) recommendations and in alignment with the ACI Aviation Business Restart and Recovery guidelines with industry best practices. 

ACI has issued the accreditation following a thorough examination of health and the safety measures adopted at BIA in response to the COVID-19 under their Airport Health Accreditation programme.

Topics covered by the accreditation included cleaning and disinfection, physical distancing , staff protection, physical layout, passenger communications, and passenger facilities.