ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is expected to see a boost in passenger volumes and flight operations, supported by the introduction of new airline schedules and expanded route offerings, state-owned Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL) said ahead of peak tourism season.
Sri Lanka’s peak tourism season starts in November and will continue until February of preceding year.
The AASL said both main airport in Katunayake and the airport in Southern Hambantota will see new flights and expanded routes.
The AASL said Kuwait Airways will resume flight operations to the main Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on October 27 and operate four flights per week while Belavia Airlines, the flag carrier of Belarus, will commence operations as a scheduled charter from October 28 to Hambantota airport.
Red Wings Airlines, Russian regional leisure airline based in Moscow Domodedovo Airport, will begin five weekly flights to Hambantota airport from October 28, while Edelweiss/SWISS International Air Lines will inaugurate its winter flight operations to BIA on the same day.
Apart from these, Enter Air is scheduled to launch regular charter flights from Warsaw to Colombo (BIA) on October 30, 2025, operating every ten days with flights on Thursdays and Sundays until mid-April 2026, the AASL said.
The AASL also will introduce 12 additional check-in counters as a short-term measure for the winter season, operational from November 1, 2025 in response to increased requests from international airline partners to add flights and upgrade to wide-body aircraft.
Beijing Capital Airlines is also planning to commence its scheduled flight operations to BIA from Beijing Daxing International Airport in January 2026, with two flights a week and Jetstar (Subsidiary of the Qantas group, Australia) is exploring the possibility of commencing scheduled flight operations to Colombo in 2026, the AASL said.
Sri Lanka has aimed for ambitious tourist number of 3 million and USD5 billion for this year. (Colombo/October 23/2025)
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