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National carrier of Maldives begins operations to Ratmalana Source:Island Passengers of the first Maldivian flight to Ratmalana Airport, yesterday morning received a warm welcome. Officials from the Maldives and the Sri Lankan government took part in the ceremony. The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) announced that three weekly flights, scheduled for Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, will operate between Velana International Airport, Maldives, and Ratmalana International Airport. The flights will depart Maldives at 6:00 am, and land in Sri Lanka at 8:40 am (Lankan time.) The flight will depart from Sri Lanka at 9:40 am and arrive in the Maldives at 11:20 am (Maldives time.) Officials from the Maldivies told local media that around 9,000 Maldivians live in close to the Ratmalana Airport, and these flights would make travel easier for them. Ratmalana Airport, established in 1935, was Sri Lanka’s first international airport. However, regional international operations were suspended in ...

Mar 29, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Sri Lanka’s Oldest Airport Sees 1st International Flight After 5 Decades A flight from the Maldives landed at the Ratmalana International Airport in Colombo. Source:Ndtv Colombo:  Sri Lanka’s oldest and first international airport was relaunched on Sunday with its first international flight landing in 54 years, aviation officials said. A flight from the Maldives landed at the Ratmalana International Airport in Colombo. The 50-seater Maldivian flight would operate three flights a week to Colombo which would be later expanded to five per weeks, the aviation officials said. ...

Mar 28, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged
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Gas Maaru Pethi Choru by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena When I was a kid, (which was a very long time ago), I grew up in the serenity of an old style Moratuwa. The western border of the town was the beautiful beach and the eastern, the picture-perfect Bolgoda that emptied to the sea from the southern extreme that demarcated Panadura. To the North was the Ratmalana International Airport where one could hear the whine of big propeller engines as they revved up to take off to faraway places, mind you, intercontinental, their tails painted in brilliant colours depicting the then giants of aviation, KLM, BOAC and TWA.             As for Moratuwa the biggest event the town enjoyed was the “big match” in March, “Battle of the Golds”. Then there was a gentlemen’s election crusade between the Fernando opponents, Merril and Ruskin, vying for a place as to who should represent us ...

Dec 18, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Capt Elmo Jayawardena Tagged , ,
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