SriLankan Airlines dresses up one of aircraft with customised livery to reaffirm its status as the official airline of the much-awaited ‘Raid Amazones 2022.’

The 20^th edition of Raid Amazones 2022, an annual sporting event featuring several French female athletes competing in multiple sports events and activities, against the backdrop of an iconic tourist destination, will be held near Sigiriya rock fortress in Sri Lanka.

Every year, the event highlights an attractive tourist destination through inherent features such as its ecological beauty, citizens’ way of life and culture, which are prominently showcased to the world through global media that follow the athletes in their trail. The rock fortress is rich in ecological beauty, cultural heritage and has the attributes of authentic village life in Sri Lanka. The first leg of Raid Amazones 2022 will take place from March 13 – 23, 2022 and the second leg is scheduled from March 27 to April 6. Over 550 participants are expected to join the event, including athletes and officials.

On this special occasion, SriLankan Airlines, the partner airline of the event, has dressed up one of its aircraft in the colours of the event. It  features iconic Sigiriya. This aircraft will be deployed to bring in athletes and officials from Paris to Sri Lanka for the event and would also continue to fly to many of the airline’s other destinations in its scheduled operations, thus portraying Sri Lanka’s stature as a sports and adventure destination.

SriLankan Airlines says that as a forerunner in the country’s tourism promotion endeavours, it expects this to inspire many discerning travellers from France to explore Sri Lanka in the future, supported by the airline’s direct connectivity between the two countries.