Jaffna International Airport expands routes with IndiGo’s direct Tiruchirappalli flights
Daily FT: Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd., announced that the Jaffna International Airport (JIA) recently welcomed the inaugural direct IndiGo flight from Tiruchirappalli to Jaffna.
The new international service, which will operate six days a week, has taken a major step forward in enhancing direct regional air connectivity, significantly improving travel options between India and Sri Lanka’s Northern Province.
Under the new schedule, IndiGo flights will depart Tiruchirappalli at 13:25, reaching Jaffna by 14:25. The return flight from Jaffna will take off at 15:10, arriving back in Tiruchirappalli by 16:05.
OSL take:
Sri Lanka’s target of becoming a regional hub requires the country to develop its local and external connectivity. Local authorities have been focused on developing and expanding connectivity, especially externally given Sri Lanka’s target of becoming a hub in the South Asian region. With Sri Lanka strategically positioned in the Indian Ocean with strong trade ties and expanding economic activities, the country’s connectivity regionally, especially with neighbouring India, which is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, the growing business/investment opportunities in the country present a host of lucrative ventures to foreign businesses/investors. Also, the increasing connectivity between Sri Lanka and India that encourages stronger business and trade ties, Indian businesses/investors could confidently look at engaging with Sri Lanka. Other foreign businesses/investors could also look at setting up bases in Sri Lanka to engage with other countries with whom Sri Lanka enjoys strong trade ties, especially India. Given the ongoing positive developments, Sri Lanka’s airport and aviation sectors also present many business/investment opportunities for foreign businesses/investors on the lookout for lucrative business ventures in Sri Lanka.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/20250402/Z_7 |