Sri Lanka’s oldest and first international airport was relaunched on Sunday with its first international flight landing in 54 years, aviation officials said.
Sri Lanka’s Oldest Airport Relaunched, First International Flight Lands In 54 Years
Sri Lanka’s oldest airport Ratmalana International Airport, established in 1938, saw its first international flight in 54 years.
Sri Lanka oldest airport relaunched.(File photo-Representational image)
Sri Lanka oldest airport relaunched.(File photo-Representational image)
A flight from the Maldives landed at the Ratmalana International Airport here.
The 50-seater Maldivian flight would operate three flights a week to Colombo which would be later expanded to five per weeks, the aviation officials said.
The Ratmalana airport was turned into a domestic airport after the Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake was commissioned in the late 60s.
The Bandaranaike airport is the main international airport for flights to and from the Sri Lankan capital.
Established in 1938, the Ratmalana airport is Sri Lanka’s oldest airport and at one point was the only international airport in the country.
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