India’s largest low-cost carrier flies to Sri Lanka

By APD writer Easwaran Rutnam

**COLOMBO, Jan. 8 (APD) ** -- India’s largest low-cost carrier, IndiGo, announced on Monday it will be commencing flights to Sri Lanka from January 20, 2018.

IndiGo said it will operate daily direct flights from Chennai and Bengaluru to Colombo, making Colombo IndiGo’s 8th international and 49th overall destination.

With these new flights, IndiGo will also offer convenient connections to and from Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and other major Indian cities. Both corporate and leisure passengers travelling to and from Colombo will get the opportunity to experience on-time, affordable and a hassle-free travel experience that IndiGo is synonymous with.

These new flights will further consolidate IndiGo’s position as the fastest growing airline in India with over 150 Airbus A320 and three ATR aircraft strong fleet, operating over 1000 daily flights, connecting 49 destinations with effectfrom January 20, 2018.

Speaking to reporters in Colombo, Sanjay Kumar, Chief Commercial Officer of IndiGo said that by adding Colombo to its network he airline will cater to the growing tourist potential of the city and also provide affordable travel options to the Indian workforce who can now look forward to visiting the city more frequently.

“We are hopeful that these new flights will provide affordable and unmatchable travel experience to our passengers across the country and beyond,” he said.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)