Many people fly between Sri Lanka and India. Right now, state owned Sri Lankan Airways enjoys all the facilities in this regard. More Sri Lankan carriers are seeking access to the Indian market from Sri Lanka and they are pushing this matter. The Hindu reported:
“Present laws allow a registered Sri Lankan carrier to fly to Indian metropolis like Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bangalore. But all routes on the lucrative metropolitan sector have been taken up by flag carrier 'Sri Lankan Airlines'.
It is one of the largest foreign carriers flying into India, touching down on top destinations like Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Tiruchi, Calicut, Trivandrum, and Kochi.
Colombo, however, is in the process of selecting three domestic carriers, possibly a budget carrier, to operate alongside with Sri Lankan Airlines and Sri Lankan aviation industry is lobbying for a greater access into the Indian market.”
It is a good sign that Sri Lanka and India are trying to increase cooperation among them. I always feel that South Asian countries need to increase bilateral trade and communication among them. Then’ all the countries of this region can get benefited.
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