Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India highlights growing connectivity as IndiGo increases flights to nation

The Bandaranaike International Airport on Monday announced that the airline now operates six flights every week on this Delhi-Colombo route.

Colonne said in a post on X, "The Delhi-Colombo air corridor just got bigger. IndiGo launches 6x weekly direct flights from today, joining SriLankan Airlines (2 daily) and Air India (daily) on this route. Three carriers. ~27 weekly flights. Growing India-Sri Lanka connectivity."

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In a post on X, Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) said, "We are pleased to announce that IndiGo has further strengthened its connectivity to Sri Lanka with the launch of direct flights between Delhi and Colombo. Commenced on 29 March 2026, the airline now operates six flights every week on this Delhi-Colombo route."

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As per Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Connectivity has emerged as the main focus area of our bilateral ties, including maritime connectivity, air connectivity, energy & power connectivity, trade, economic & financial connectivity, digital connectivity and people to people connectivity. Important projects under this mechanism include commencement of ferry services between Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai, Sri Lanka (October 2023); resumption of air link between Chennai and Jaffna (since December 2022); and launch of UPI QR based payments in Sri Lanka (virtually launched by PM and then President Ranil Wickremesinghe via video conferencing in February 2024). Other notable connectivity initiatives under discussion include Economic Land Corridor, for developing land access to Trincomalee and Colombo; multi-product pipeline connecting India and Sri Lanka and the power grid interconnection.

Earlier, the then President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited India in July 2023 (bilateral visit) and in June 2024 (to attend the swearing in ceremony of the new Government following Parliamentary Elections in India). A vision document titled "Promoting Connectivity, Catalysing Prosperity: India -Sri Lanka Economic Partnership vision", centred around enhanced connectivity and deeper economic partnership was adopted during July 2023 visit. (ANI)