Over 300 employees working at the World Duty Free (WDF) at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayaka have been told to ‘close shop and go home until further notice,’ the Nation reliably learnt. WDF had vacated the premises on Tuesday (14) after failing to secure the space they were operating from at the first round of bidding. The employees are however hopeful that at least WDF (Dufry Company) will be able to secure Departure Restricted Area Concession space 2 (3,060 sq.ft) and Arrival Restricted Area Concession space 2 (2,665 sq.ft) at the second round of bidding. “We were told to go home until further notice,” said an employee at WDF on the grounds of anonymity. World Duty Free has been present in Sri Lanka since 1996.

Source: The Nation March 17, 2017 21:22 UTC