Starting 1 September 2025, Hong Kong’s home carrier Cathay Pacific will be operating daily return flights — up from the current five flights per week — between Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport. These flights will be operated by the airline’s Airbus A330-300 aircraft, offering fully flat beds in Business class

Colombo, Feb 24 (Daily Mirror) – The Gold Route service at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has reported revenue of LKR 94.9 million in 2024, reflecting a 37% year-on-year growth, driven by an increase in affluent travel. According to Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka, the service has welcomed nearly 3,000 distinguished travellers and generated

The new Government of Sri Lanka has officially reinstated the previous visa issuing system, effective from 12.00 midnight September 26th, according to the Presidential Media Division (PMD).  Accordingly, starting from Sepember 26th, all foreigners will be able to apply for visas under the previous system, the PMD said. Meanwhile, the new Foreign Minister of Sri