India's flag carrier Air India will start daily flights from capital New Delhi to Sri Lankan capital Colombo from June 15, a local media report said on Friday. General Manager at Indu Sky Aviation, Thanuja Lankatilaka said that an Airbus A321 will be deployed to fly the route with 170 economy seats and 12 business class seats. The service is Air India's second Sri Lankan flight, as it currently flies daily between Colombo and Chennai, the report said. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited Sri Lanka in March this year, announced on arrival visas for Sri Lankans traveling to India and added that a new Air India flight would be launched, linking the two capitals, Lankatilaka said. (Xinhua)
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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