YANGON –Myanmar is to conduct feasibility studies on the viability of establishing direct air connectivity with Sri Lanka as part of the country’s post COVID development plan.
This follows a discussion Ambassador- designate of Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Dr. Nalin de Silva, had with Chief Executive Officer Saravanan Ramasamy and Chief Commercial Officer Tanes Kumar of Myanmar Airways International, with the view of establishing direct air connectivity between the two countries recently.
A statement from the Sri Lanka Embassy in Yangon said the Ambassador-designate had highlighted the significance of direct air connectivity in promoting tourism industries in both destinations.
Noting that travellers between the two countries spend a considerable time at transits while the flight time is less than three hours, the ambassador-designate had assured there would be a sizeable traffic up and down between the two significant destinations underpinned by historical, cultural and religious affinities.
De Silva had also suggested exploring the feasibility of having a circuit connecting Colombo-Yangon-Bodhgaya or Colombo-Yangon-Kathmandu with the view of gaining economic benefit out of the religious significance of these countries.
The statement said Ramasamy had been positive towards the suggestion and agreed to conduct feasibility studies on the viability of the proposal as a part of their post COVID development plan.
–ENCL