IndiGo to launch daily direct flights between Tiruchirappalli and Jaffna
The Morning: IndiGo has announced the launch of daily direct flights between Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) in Tamil Nadu and Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, which will commence from 30 March.
The new route has been introduced to meet increasing demand for travel between the two regions, offering more options for business, leisure and religious travellers.
Speaking about the new service, IndiGo Global Sales Head Vinay Malhotra said: “We are pleased to expand our presence in Sri Lanka with the launch of our exclusive Tiruchirappalli-Jaffna route. Building on the success of our Chennai-Jaffna service, this new connection will strengthen our network in the region.”
“With over 60 weekly flights to Sri Lanka from five cities in India – Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Tiruchirappalli, we’re committed to providing our customers with unparalleled accessibility, affordability, and convenience, while delivering our signature on-time and hassle-free experience,” Malhotra added.
The direct connection will facilitate travel, promote economic growth and cultural exchange between the two regions. Customers wishing to book flights on the route can do so via IndiGo’s official website or through the airline’s mobile app.
OSL take:
Sri Lanka’s business, trade and tourism sectors are on a steady growth path that has resulted in the overall expansion of the country’s economy. The increasing flights operated by international airlines to the country and the increasing business/investment opportunities in the country’s key economic sectors are also indicative of the expanding business, trade and tourism sectors in Sri Lanka. The increasing Indigo flights between Sri Lanka and Indian, especially Jaffna and Trichy indicate the increasing travellers between the two destinations. Sri Lanka’s geographical positioning in the Indian Ocean, the strong trade ties enjoyed with many foreign countries and the target of becoming a hub in the South Asian region have all placed Sri Lanka as the best venue for foreign travel as well as for the setting up of bases by foreign businesses/investors to do business with other countries in the region. Given these positive developments Indian businesses/investors could confidently look at doing business in Sri Lanka, especially given the growth and profits recorded by Indian businesses already operating in Sri Lanka. Other foreign businesses interested in doing business with India could also look at working from Sri Lanka to engage with India using the preferential treatment enjoyed by the country with India as well as other countries in the region. On the other hand, the increasing flights to Sri Lanka also indicate the need to develop the infrastructure and supplementary infrastructure facilities in the country’s airport and aviation sector to meet the increasing demand, which in turn present many business/investment opportunities.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/20250314/Z_1 |