INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two Indian airline operators, Alliance Air (an Indian regional airline, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India) and IndiGo (an Indian
low-cost airline headquartered at Haryana in India), have expressed interest to operate flights to the Palaly International Airport
&But no final decisions had been taken so far.&
When contacted, an official from SriLankan Airlines said that they too are keen to operate
flights to Palali when the runway is extended
&Our fleet of aircraft does not have smaller aircraft (under 80 seats) that could currently land in JAF
When the runway is lengthened, JAF would certainly be an option,& he said.
Meanwhile, the Controller General of the Immigration and
Emigration Department Pasan Ratnayake, said that they are ready to provide immigration and emigration services as and when required.Minister
of Tourism John Amaratunge said that the opening of the Jaffna Airport would also help increase tourism arrivals, especially from India
&The free visa facility too would help us to take the industry to over 2 million arrivals this year.&
