Jaffna International Airport - Sri Lanka | First flight landing video | Air India flight | Palaly

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Jaffna International Airport - Sri Lanka | First flight landing video | Air India flight | Palaly

Very first flight from Chennai just landed in the newly constructed Jaffna International Airport.
Jaffna International Airport will be ceremoniously opened by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasingha on 17th October (Thursday).

Alliance Air, the subsidiary of Air India, will send its inaugural flight to the Jaffna International Airport on October 17 with invitees from the aviation industry, an official said. The airport will be inaugurated on October 17 with the participation of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The airport runway length has been extended from 950 metres to 1400 metres and under phase 2, the runway length will be extended up to 2300 metres. An ATR 72 Aircraft carrying 70 passengers at a time can be accommodated.Alliance Air has confirmed three flights per week from Indian destinations including Chennai.

The Road Development Authority (RDA) constructed the new apron, taxiway, overlaying runway and roadways. Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited (AASL) constructed the flight control tower, terminal building, fire brigade facilities, office complex and air navigation systems.

News : Palali airport which is being upgraded to the Sri Lanka’s third international airport is scheduled to be opened on October 17.

Spokesman from the Transport and Civil Aviation Ministry said the construction of the project carried out by both the Road Development Authority (RDA) Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd is in final phase at the moment.

Meanwhile, that the construction of all the basic structures of the first phase has been completed.

Palali Airport was renamed as “Jaffna International Airport”, recently. Initially there will be seven flights a week to be operated between Palali and India,” he noted.