Direct flights between Jaffna and Chennai have resumed after a lapse of three years.
The first flight from Chennai since 2019 arrived this morning at the Jaffna International Airport.
The first flight will landed at the Jaffna International Airport from Chennai at 10.50am.
The Alliance Air flight was scheduled depart for Chennai at 11.50am.Four flights will operate between Chennai and Jaffna weekly.
Meanwhile, according to inquiries made by NewsRadio, a one-way flight from Jaffna to Chennai will cost approximately Rs.41,800.
The Palaly Airport was redeveloped and named the Jaffna International Airport in October 2019 by the then Good Governance Government.
The first international flight to land there was from Chennai.
India’s Alliance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, operated three weekly flights from Chennai to Jaffna.
However, after the appointment of a new government in November 2019, flight operations were halted.
The new administration however has taken steps to resume flight at the Jaffna International Airport.
The runway is expected to be redeveloped to accommodate mush larger aircrafts in future.