Airport Shopping Festival winners receive prizes

by Rohana Jayalal

The winners of the 'Airport Shopping Festival' conducted by Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited (AASL) from December 1, 2014 to January 31, 2105 received their prizes last week at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

The promotion was held for the fifth consecutive time and the main sponsor was Ideal Motors (Pvt) Ltd.

The shopping festival is organised every year by the collective effort of the shop owners at the BIA and the AASL.

Passenger Deepesh Pradhan of Mumbai, India was picked as the grand prize winner. He received a Cherry J3 car, gifted by Ideal Cherry Automobiles (Pvt) Ltd.

The winning coupon had been issued by the World Duty Free Shop at the Bandaranaike International Airport. All taxes due to be paid by the winners were borne by AASL thereby affording an absolute benefit to the winners.

The other sponsors were Nations Trust Bank, American Express and Dialog.

The shopping festival was organised to promote the airport among passengers.

AASL and the Airport Duty Free concessionaires donated Rs. 135,000 to the Cerebral Palsy Lanka Foundation at Wattala, to purchase wheelchairs for children affected by Cerebral Palsy and other development disorders, as a Corporate Social Responsibility.

Chairman, AASL, Ananda Wimalasena was the chief guest. Deputy Chairman, Ideal Automobile (Pvt) Ltd, Aravinda de Silva, Vice Chairman, AASL, Sanjeewa Wijerathna and Executive Director, AASL, Ms. Ruwani Dias Bandaranaike, senior managerial representative of the sponsors and Concessionaires, Heads of Department of AASL were also present.

When passengers arrive in the airport they should feel that Sri Lanka is an ideal location for shopping .

The other objectives are to reward passengers passing through the BIA and to enhance standards and sales of duty free operations at the BIA," president, Duty Free Distributors Association and member, Steering Committee, Nimal Udesh said.