Flydubai announces flights to Sri Lanka

Shirajiv Sirimane

One of United Arab Emirates low cost airlines, Flydubai will be flying to Sri Lanka from June 23. The low cost model airline will have four frequencies per week operating on Monday, Wednesday,

Thursday and Saturday. Colombo would be the airline's fourth international destination after Luckno w (India), Istanbul and Karachi. This is the third Dubai based airline after Emirates and Air Arabia to touch down in Colombo stamping the confidence in the international airline fraternity for Sri Lanka.

The airline will help the 3,000 plus expat community living in Dubai and it would also help the Indian traveller who wants to get to Indian destinations via Colombo.