SRI LANKA AIRPORT RECEIVES FIRST A380 ARRIVAL
August 1st, 2017SRI Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), at Katunayake, near the capital Colombo, has received its first A380 Airbus arrival. An Emirates flight from Dubai landing on BIA’s recently resurfaced and upgraded runway. The A380 replaced the usual B777 aircraft Emirates flies to Sri Lanka, allowing airport executives, senior politicians, trade partners and media to tour the plane. While the flight was a one-off, an Emirates spokesperson said should demand grow, it would schedule regular A380 flights to BIA.
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