Russia’s largest Charter airline - Azur Airlines resumed its flights to Sri Lanka with a flight of 333 passengers to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) at Katunayake today.
The airlines are scheduled to fly from airports in four major cities of Russia such as Vnukovo, Tolmachevo, Krasnoyarsk and St. Petersburg.
The flights are scheduled to arrive four days a week during Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The first aircraft identified as ZF -1611 arrived today at 9.45 am with 333 Russian tourists.
The tourists were welcomed by Former Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, the Chairman of the Tourism Development Bureau, Chalaka Gajabahu and vice Chairman of Airport Aviation Services Dr Ajith Mendis.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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