BIA renovations affect Indian flights

Flights to India have been  affected with Sri Lankan Airlines announcing the cancellation of flights to India, the Deccan Herald reported.

Flights from Colombo to Chennai, Trichy, Cochin and Bangalore have been canceled for three months from January due to runway repair works at the Bandaranaike International Airport.

The Lankan national carrier has also canceled flights flying to Singapore and Male.
The rescheduling of flights remain for three months from January 2017 due to runway repairs that will close the Colombo international airport during the day time, the airline said in a statement.

The airport will remain closed from 8.30 AM to 4.30 PM each day for runway maintenance work from January 6, 2017, to April 6, 2017, it said.

Flights from Colombo to Beijing, Shanghai, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Trivandrum, New Delhi, Karachi, London, and Jeddah will be shifted to alternate times of the day, the statement said.

"Sri Lankan Airlines regrets any inconvenience caused to its passengers due to these arrangements that have been made under unavoidable circumstances," it said.