BIA & MRIA OPENED FOR TOURIST ARRIVALS
BIA & MRIA OPENED FOR TOURIST ARRIVALS
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Colombo (News 1st); The Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake (BIA), and the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) were reopened on Thursday (21) after nine months.
Rajiv Sooriyaarachchi, Vice Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited speaking to News 1st there is a scheduled arrival of 14 aircraft from several destinations in Asian and Gulf Nations.
All staff at the Katunayake Airport are prepped for the arrival of tourists to the country and tourists can arrive in Sri Lanka in three separate categories, he said.
Visitors can arrive in Sri Lanka using Tourist Visa, Resident Visa, and Investors as well as Dual Citizens.
02 MORE UKRAINIANS TEST COVID POSITIVE
02 MORE UKRAINIANS TEST COVID POSITIVE
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Colombo (News 1st); 02 more tourists from Ukraine have tested positive for COVID-19 and the total number of infected Ukrainians in Sri Lanka has risen to 05, confirmed authorities.
A total of 394 Ukrainians arrived in Sri Lanka on two separate occasions and following their arrival at the Mattala International Airport, they were moved to several hotels in the Southern Province.
Rajiv Sooriyaarachchi, Vice Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited speaking to News 1st said the tourists were only permitted to arrive after completing a PCR test adding, thereafter there is a possibility of them contracting the virus.