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)
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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