Air Arabia launches direct flights to Sri Lanka from Abu Dhabi
Daily FT: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier recently launched a new route connecting Abu Dhabi and Colombo.
Air Arabia now flies directly between Abu Dhabi and Sri Lanka every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Launching Air Arabia’s new route to Sri Lanka, the first flight from Abu Dhabi to Colombo was welcomed by a celebratory water cannon salute upon arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake and Ceylon tea gift packs by the Sri Lanka Tea Board.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the UAE Udaya Indrarathne, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) Chairman G.S. Withanage, Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka (AASL) Vice Chairman Athula Galketiya, Air Arabia Country Manager Shibin Nazeem and officials of Nawaloka Aviation, the GSA for Air Arabia CAASL and AASL were present at the event.
OSL take:
The steady growth in foreign travelers to the country has resulted in the increase of flights operated to Sri Lanka by international airlines. This is a clear indication of the expansion in business/investment opportunities in several key economic sectors in the country – the tourism and airport and aviation industries. Apart from tourist arrivals to the country, Sri Lanka’s ongoing economic activities and the target of becoming an emerging business destination in the South Asian region have all resulted in the increase in foreign travelers to the country. Sri Lanka’s tourism and airport and aviation industries have presented business/investment opportunities in the leisure and hospitality sectors while also presenting opportunities in the development of infrastructure and supplementary infrastructure facilities required by these sectors to meet the increasing demand. Given Sri Lanka’s growth and business potential, foreign businesses/investors could confidently explore the expanding opportunities in Sri Lanka’s tourism and airport and aviation industries.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/20231218/Z_3 |