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Enter Air is the fourth airline to launch operation to Sri Lanka this week
Sri Lanka rupee had depreciated steadily over 2025 amid record current account surpluses
Three airlines are from Switzerland, Russia, and Belarus
The crew was brought ashore to Hambantota Port
Sri Lanka requested all Gulf airlines to consider using Mattala airport
SriLankan Airlines taps AI to boost yields, passenger revenue
FitsAir will initially operate two weekly flights Wednesday and Sunday on Dhaka-Colombo route with Airbus A320 aircraft
Cook Islands-flagged tanker had been caught in heavy storms
Boeing's B-777X models promises greater fuel efficiency w
"We plan on getting cargo information 48 hours before the departure of the ship from the foreign port,"
The boxes arrived from Rotterdam and will be taken to Dubai
Kankasanthurai Port has acquired 23 acres and 12 perches of land belonging to Cement Corporation at 52 million rupees
The work will also address the issue of deterioration of steel reinforcements
"Our final target is like Mattala and Palali to make this a dedicated airport for civil aviation."
Up to February 2024, transshipment volumes were up 27.2 percent
Tourists arriving by air had risen 104.65 percent to 452,532 in the first two months
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Operating leases for 6 and 8 years
Identified work under BIADP Phase II
Thai Airways flights are operated daily
The port’s plans to commence its first phase of container operations was also discussed
"Colombo port will become a hub, a new developed port with financial instruments that could cater to new demands"
Prime Minister Gunawardena is on a six-day official visit to China
To promote the island as a location for registering merchant vessels.
The Maldivian will start twice weekly flights from April 25
India's Alliance Air already operates daily flights to Jaffna
The collaboration will allow SriLankan Airlines to access Korean Air’s far eastern network,
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