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The Ambassador designate of Sri Lanka to Myanmar has had a meeting with the top management of Myanmar Airways International on establishing direct air connectivity between the two countries, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday.
Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to Myanmar Dr. Nalin de Silva held a meeting with the top management of Myanmar Airways International with the view of establishing direct air connectivity between Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Chief Executive Officer Saravanan Ramasamy and Chief Commercial Officer Tanes Kumar represented Myanmar Airways International in the discussion.
The Ambassador-designate highlighted the significance of direct air connectivity in promoting tourism industries in both destinations. It was underlined that travellers between the two countries spend a considerable time at transits while the flight time is just less than three hours. De Silva assured that there would be a sizeable traffic up and down between these two significant destinations underpinned by historical, cultural and religious affinities.
He further suggested exploring the feasibility of having a circuit connecting Colombo-Yangon-Bodhgaya or Colombo-Yangon-Kathmandu with the view of gaining economic benefit out of the religious significance of these countries.
The CEO was positive towards the suggestion and agreed to conduct feasibility studies on the viability of the proposal as a part of their post COVID development plan.
