Milan, Italy to Colombo direct on SriLankan Airlines

SriLankan Airlines will launch a new twice-weekly direct service from Milan to Colombo on 16th December, to enhance Italian tourism into Sri Lanka and serve the sizable Sri Lankan community in northern Italy.

The new service will support the efforts of the Government of Sri Lanka to encourage Sri Lankan expatriates residing overseas to visit their native land following the Dawn of Peace. Apart from northern Italy, it will also serve travellers in neighbouring regions such as the south of France and southern Switzerland.

Nishanta Wickremasinghe, Chairman of SriLankan, said: "SriLankan Airlines firmly believes that its responsibilities as the National Carrier are of paramount importance, and we are launching this service after considering the requests of the Sri Lankan community in the region, and carefully studying the tourism potential as well."

Milan is Italy’s second largest city with its metropolitan area having a population of 7.4 million. It is considered one of the major financial centres in Europe.

The National Carrier launched services to Rome last December, which serves the southern and central regions of Italy, and will continue to fly twice-weekly to the Italian capital.