Services at Sri Lanka Airports meet Universal Security Audit Programme-Continuous Monitoring Approach standards – AASL

Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL), as the civil airport operator and the aviation services provider announced that it has been able to meet the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) requirements for the aviation security systems at Bandaranaike International Airport and other airports, reassuring that Sri Lanka’s airports and skies are safe.

During the period from May 8th to May 18th, 2023, a special expert team comprising the international audit team of ICAO conducted the audit on Sri Lanka’s aviation security systems under the Universal Security Audit Programme Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP-CMA). Under the audit, eight critical areas, such as the regulatory framework of the national aviation security system, training of aviation security personnel, quality control functions, airport operations, passenger and baggage security, etc. were audited impartially by a four-member expert audit team.

ICAO audit team leader – Aurelien Lavayssiere, in his interim report has declared that Sri Lanka has achieved 92% of the score. (The score achieved in the previous audit carried out in 2012 was 85.6%.)