Kolkata: Carrying 116 passengers on board, the first direct flight to the city from Colombo touched down at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport today.
The Airbus-319, belonging to Sri Lanka government's low-cost carrier Mihin Lanka, touched down at 2 pm with 116 passengers - 105 in economy class and 11 in business class - after a three-hour journey from Colombo, an airline official said.
The return flight left the city at around 3 pm taking 120 passengers to Colombo.
"It's a historic moment and we are quite excited and proud to start this flight service. We are very pleased to add another destination to our network in India," SriLankan Airlines, Director/CEO Rakita Jayawardena told PTI.
"The two countries have close cultural ties. And because of the presence of several Buddhist relics in Kolkata we felt the need to start up a service. We will do a proper marketing of Kolkata's connection to Sri Lanka," Jayawardena said adding that the Kolkata has centuries-old connection with Colombo.
17/06/15 PTI/Business Standard
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The Airbus-319, belonging to Sri Lanka government's low-cost carrier Mihin Lanka, touched down at 2 pm with 116 passengers - 105 in economy class and 11 in business class - after a three-hour journey from Colombo, an airline official said.
The return flight left the city at around 3 pm taking 120 passengers to Colombo.
"It's a historic moment and we are quite excited and proud to start this flight service. We are very pleased to add another destination to our network in India," SriLankan Airlines, Director/CEO Rakita Jayawardena told PTI.
"The two countries have close cultural ties. And because of the presence of several Buddhist relics in Kolkata we felt the need to start up a service. We will do a proper marketing of Kolkata's connection to Sri Lanka," Jayawardena said adding that the Kolkata has centuries-old connection with Colombo.
17/06/15 PTI/Business Standard
