Oman budget carrier SalamAir has commenced services to Sri Lanka with its first flight landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport on November 24.

The Muscat-Colombo direct route marks SalamAir's first entry into the Sri Lankan market, while it is the seventh destination in the subcontinent, which includes Dhaka, Kathmandu, Karachi, Multan, Sialkot and Chittagong.

"It gives us immense pleasure to be flying to Sri Lanka, our 21st destination worldwide," said Captain Mohammed Ahmed, CEO of SalamAir.

SalamAir's Colombo services are scheduled to operate four times a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, departing Muscat at 02:40 local time and arriving in Colombo at 8:10 local time. It will depart Colombo at 09:10 am local time and arrive in Muscat at 12:10 pm local time. - TradeArabia News Service