Airport Express to promote tourism

Dharma SRI ABEYRATNE

Airport and Aviation Limited of the Civil Aviation Ministry will offer the use of "Airport Express" Luxury Train to inbound tourists, Civil Aviation Minister Priyankara Jayaratne said.

The Airport Express train will reach many tourist destinations. The train operates between the Bandaranaike International Airport and the Colombo Secretariat railway station daily, providing transport for inbound and outbound air-passengers at a reasonable fair with comfort.

Tourists will get the opportunity to reach their destinations by a luxury train through inbound tour operators. The train which consists of on-board catering facilities accommodates a group of 90 tourists. In line with the "Visit Sri Lanka 2011" theme, the Civil Aviation Ministry is making every effort to promote tourism in line with the visit Sri Lanka 2011 programme.

The air-conditioned luxury train will reach Rambukkana for those who visit the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. It will also run up to Matara and up to the Thandikulam railway station. The train will also run on Trincomalee and Batticaloa lines, Minister Jayaratne said. To mark the launch of the project, the train will proceed to Habarana from the Colombo Secretariat Railway station tomorrow with the participation of the minister, and representatives of the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO).