India’s Alliance Air to commence flights to Sri Lanka’s Jaffna International Airport from this week
A subsidiary of Air India, Alliance Air, is to fly its inaugural flight to Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna International Airport on Thursday (17) with invitees from the aviation industry.
The airport will be inaugurated on the 17th of this month with the participation of Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena and the country’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
According to reports, the airport runway length has been extended from 950 metres to 1400 metres and under phase 2 of the airport development programme, the runway length will be extended up to 2300 metres. An ATR 72 Aircraft carrying 70 passengers at a time can be accommodated.
The local media has reported that Alliance Air has confirmed three flights per week from Indian destinations including Chennai to the Jaffna International Airport.
OSL take:
The commencement of flights by India’s Alliance Airlines will result in the expansion of business and investment ties between the two countries. Alliance Airlines is to fly to Sri Lanka’s northern Palaly Airport resulting in a boost in tourism and trade. Sri Lanka’s geographical positioning in the Indian Ocean and the ease of doing business environment in the country and the many trade agreements as well as the trade concessions enjoyed by the country have made it an attractive business destination in the South Asian region. Also, Sri Lanka and India enjoy strong bilateral and trade ties that have been further strengthened by the free trade agreement (FTA). Foreign businesses/investors while exploring business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka could also look at setting up base in Sri Lanka to engage with India.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/17102019/Z_1 |