Air Arabia: Direct flights to Lanka from Abu Dhabi

Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, launched a new route connecting Abu Dhabi and Colombo last week.

Air Arabia now flies directly between Abu Dhabi and Sri Lanka every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Launching Air Arabia’s new route to Sri Lanka, the first flight from Abu Dhabi to Colombo was welcomed by a celebratory water cannon salute upon arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake and Ceylon tea gift packs by the Sri Lanka Tea Board.

Ambassador Udaya Indrarathne, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) Chairman G.S. Withanage, Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka (AASL) Vice Chairman Athula Galketiya, Air Arabia Country Manager Shibin Nazeem and officials of Nawaloka Aviation, the GSA for Air Arabia CAASL and AASL were present at the event.