India, Sri Lanka resume flight service between Chennai and Jaffna after Covid break
An Alliance Air flight took off from Chennai and landed at the international airport in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna on Monday afternoon, resuming direct flight services between the two cities, after a pandemic-induced break of nearly three years.
The flight — 9I 101 — operated by Air India’s subsidiary took off from the Anna International Airport in Chennai at 10.20 am and landed at the Jaffna Airport an hour later.
At the Chennai Airport, passengers, including dignitaries, were given a traditional welcome before they boarded the inaugural flight. Vineet Sood, the airline’s CEO, and others were part of the flight.
