British Airways to fly to Lanka from next March

Dharma SRI ABEYRATNE

British Airways will fly to Sri Lanka from next March, Civil Aviation Minister Priyankara Jayaratne said.

British Airways stopped flying to Sri Lanka due to LTTE activities.

British Airways has now decided to recommence flights to the country again, Minister Jayaratne said.

The International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) also confirmed Sri Lanka is safe for international civil aviation. According to an ICAA survey, Sri Lanka as the safest location for civil aviation among countries in the Indian ocean while Sri Lanka is fourth in the Asian region, the minister said.

Meanwhile, SriLankan Airlines will fly to South Korea from December.

This is the 63rd destination of SriLankan Airlines.