Thursday, March 21, 2013

SriLankan reduces flights to Chennai

Neelam Mathews
March 21, 2013

GeoPolitics- thy name is bedlam. Even as tourism had picked up between the two neighbors, SriLankan airlines announced today it has decided to reduce its frequency of flights to Chennai from 28 to 14 per week, effective from today.
Was it coincidence that the news followed India’s vote against SriLanka at the UNHRC, one will never know.
SriLankan Airlines said it “has observed a drop in traffic between Chennai and Colombo due to recent developments in Tamil Nadu, hence it was decided to reduce its frequency of flights….Revised schedule involves two daily flights, departing Colombo in the morning and evening, to facilitate the passengers who board their flights to Middle East and far eastern destinations from Chennai. Flights to other Indian destinations will be operated uninterrupted. SriLankan Airlines is closely observing the situation and will take further action if necessary.”
Interesting, the carrier is tapping India’s traffic to the Middle East!

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