The airline says it has played a central role in convenience in foreign travel to the people of Madurai
Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan Airlines recently marked seven years of connecting the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu with Colombo and beyond as the only non-Indian carrier navigating the city’s skies.
In a press statement, SriLankan Airlines highlights its significant presence in the international travel landscape of Madurai that “bridges distances and people between Madurai and Colombo, and in a broader sense between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.”
The airline says it has played a central role in convenience in foreign travel to the people of Madurai. SriLankan adds that its direct service with flights every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between the two cities, was what prompted Indian Immigration Authorities to introduce the e-Visa facility to the Madurai Airport.
Dimuthu Tennakoon
“The seven-year milestone in Madurai marks a turning point for SriLankan Airlines, as India emerges stronger than ever as one of the world’s leading outbound travel markets. We are proud of the contributions that SriLankan Airlines has made in supporting people from all corners of India to travel the world with ease,” says Dimuthu Tennakoon, Head of Worldwide Sales & Distribution of SriLankan Airlines.
The airline says its flight schedule to and from Madurai has been designed for seamless connections via Colombo to key points across the Middle East, Europe, the Far East and Australia in the airline’s network. It has been designed to benefit migrant workers, students, business travellers and leisure tourists flying internationally out of Madurai, says the airline.
It adds that through its tour operator arm, SriLankan Holidays, SriLankan Airlines is able to offer the gamut of travel services for Sri Lanka-bound visitors from Madurai. This includes customised holiday packages with highlights such as the Ramayana Trail and the country’s many venerated Hindu kovils and temples.
With Sri Lanka about to implement visa-free entry for Indian visitors, the marvels of the island will soon be just one SriLankan Airlines’ flight away for every discerning traveller from Madurai, says the airline. The itinerary also includes flights for Sri Lankans longing to visit Madurai and its historical temples and shrines, which include the sacred Meenakshi Amman Temple.
The airline also operates to Chennai and Trichy in Tamil Nadu, and has plans to increase its weekly operations between the Southern Indian state and Colombo. SriLankan further operates to Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi and Trivandrum in India. With close to 100 flights every week out of India, the airline remains one of the largest international flight operators in India.
