2019??? must be dreaming this phase is cancelled for now

I think it's "Remote Apron and Taxiways" under construction. Contract had been awarded in 2017.02 according to this. I saw a news item recently minister saying they'd started construction.

Cabinet Decision taken on 2017-02-07
Implementation of Phase II of the Bandaranaike International Airport Development Project and construction of the ‘Remote Apron and Taxiways’

The Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has handled 9.5 Million air passengers in the year 2016, and as per the passenger forecast, it is anticipated that it will have to handle around 14.5 Million air passengers by the year 2020. Accordingly, the proposal made by Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, to award the contract for construction of the ‘Remote Apron and Taxiways’ with a view to increasing the BIA accommodation capacity to 15 Million air passengers per year and developing the infrastructure facilities of the Airport implemented under the Bandaranaike International Airport Development Project (BIADP) - Phase II with the loan grant provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), as recommended by the Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee, was approved by the Cabinet.
- http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk/cab/...ng=en&dID=7463

A japanese company is doing the construction (the same company that built the old terminal in 1988 - http://www.ad-hzm.co.jp/english/work...rport_04.html) :

Hazama Corporation has been appointed as the construction contractor for Package B. In April 2017, construction work commenced on Package B. Construction works on Package B are scheduled to be completed in October 2019.
- https://www.aarkstore.com/constructi...roject-profile

The construction work of Package B –“Remote Apron and Taxiways” commenced in April 2017 and the work is expected to be completed by October 2019.

Where are they going to build the second runway?

Japan donates Rs. 300 mn worth equipment to Sri Lanka's Colombo international airport
Tue, May 15, 2018, 09:07 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

May 15, Colombo: The Japan International Cooperation System (JICS) under its economic and social development fund program, has donated airport machinery and equipment worth Rs. 300 million to Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport.

Japanese Ambassador, Kenichi Suganuma Monday (14th May) has symbolically handed over the consignment including vehicles and other technical equipment to the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Services Nimal Siripala De Silva.






The consignment includes five service vehicles, two ambulances, five, Air control room VHF systems, four communicable disease detection machines, and eight liquid explosive detection machines.

Deputy Minister Ashok Abeysinghe also participated in this occasion.

Yes this is extremely minor part of the project. For major part over 90% nothing is finalized including funding from JICA.

additional 17 bays are not going to help (unless they are used for Cargo)...imagine the boarding gates B1 - B6 which are already congested...how are they going to board...check in counters...baggage belts for additional aircraft. This airport is already at breaking point.

Another project to waste money , and for a few chaps To get rich soon !

Better Wifi facilities at BIA in three months: Minister Nimal Siripala

Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said yesterday steps would be taken to provide Wifi facilities at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) within three months.

Responding to JVP MP Bimal Ratnayake, who said Wi-Fi facility at the BIA was very poor, the minister told parliament that he was not aware of such a situation and that he had instructed the officials to provide the facility within three months.

The MP said even the world’s poorest airport was equipped with Wi-Fi facilities whereas in Sri Lanka, passengers had to wait in long queues to get the boarding pass scanned to obtain the password.

The minister said the Wi-Fi facility was available at two points at the arrival and departure lounges and admitted it was not sufficient.

dailymirror

Need better toilet facilities, as well

Automated immigration system proposed for BIA

Stressing the need for better management of systems and processes at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) President Harith Perera said Sri Lanka should move faster on adopting automated immigration systems.

Yet another "I will believe it when I see it" project

The second runway is possible if the air force base move from CMB to HRI. Then they can build a parallel runway near the current runway. Moving air force base would be expensive for the gov in the poor financial circumstances.

May be this project has been planned to reduce the congestion at CMB. Do you think this automated system would help all sorts of passengers? (migrant pax/ elderly etc..)

Awesome. But as usual unions won't allow this

I think only one machine will be introduced. It will help most of the tourists and educated pax not to queue up in the immigration counters. I think it wouldn't affect much for the employment of the immigration staff.

Do you know how many Check-in machine are in use at Colombo Airport ? is it used by most of the pax?