The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) has stated that it would be issuing directives for the travel industry regarding the opening of Sri Lanka’s airspace for charter flights and commercial flights operations.
Reportedly, Sri Lanka’s two international airports have been closed since mid-March, when the country went into a lockdown to tackle Coronavirus spread. The nation gradually started lifting restrictions by mid-May. Although there were plans to start operating the international flights by the end of August, the COVID-19 cases in other countries were witnessing a surge, which lead to stalling of the plans further.
With the restart of international flights, Sri Lanka will also be gearing up to welcome foreign tourists soon, with all safety measures in place. Speaking on similar lines, Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga said that Sri Lanka should consider opening airports for tourism when the United States and Europe start initiating the COVID vaccination process.
