Lankapage Logo CP 22 YEARS
Go Home Home Serving the Sri Lankan community globally since 2000
go to LankaPage.com

Leading News from Sri Lanka::

* Sri Lanka to reopen airports from tomorrow for inbound travelers except from India and Vietnam
Mon, May 31, 2021, 09:30 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

May 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka will re-open its all international airports from tomorrow to inbound travelers from all countries except from India and Vietnam.

The entry of all passengers to Sri Lanka was suspended on May 21 considering the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country.

All arriving passengers will be subject to a 14-day quarantine period as per the instructions of the health authorities.

The Director General of Civil Aviation Capt. Themiya Abeywickrama today has informed all airlines that passengers with a travel history to Vietnam (including transit) in the past 14 days will not be permitted to disembark in Sri Lanka with immediate effect until further notice.

The passengers with a travel history to India including transit within the last 14 days will not also be permitted to arrive in Sri Lanka.

The ban also applies to Sri Lankans and other travelers who have stayed in India and Vietnam for the past 14 days or who have used their airports for transit.

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said although the passengers from India and Vietnam will not be allowed to enter the country, as no such decision has been taken regarding other countries at present, Sri Lankans and tourists from those countries can come to Sri Lanka following health guidelines.

The Minister further stated that such decisions are taken to ensure the health and safety of the people.

 

ColomboPage - Recent 10 Stories ::
Minister requests IGP to conduct an investigation into strikers forcibly entering oil storage terminals
-- [2 hours ago]
Ministry of Education coordinated Committee to prepare textbooks on Sexual and Reproductive Health
-- [3 hours ago]
Sri Lanka Parliament holds the first on-site international training on evaluation for Asia Pacific region Parliamentarians and Parliament research staff
-- [3 hours ago]
Sri Lanka’s trade deficit narrows significantly in February 2023 due to larger decline in import expenditure
-- [4 hours ago]
Sri Lanka’s Colombo-based inflation eases to 50.3 percent in March 2023
-- [4 hours ago]
COPE queries the Vocational Training Authority on issues raised in Auditor General’s report
-- [7 hours ago]
No public servant can refuse to perform official duties - Prime Minister
-- [8 hours ago]
People’s Leasing Company presents its European Award for ‘Best Practice 2022’ to the President
-- [8 hours ago]
No more safe houses at embassies for unregistered female migrant workers, SLBFE informs
Consideration of the petitions against the Finance Secretary for contempt of court on May 22

Copyright © 2000, 2020 by LankaPage.com (LLC) :
The news and other contents on ColomboPage are copyrighted property of LankaPage.com, LLC. Any unauthorized use of any information on ColomboPage may constitute a violation of copyright laws. You need written permission to reproduce, republish, post, transmit, broadcast or distribute, material from this site from LankaPage.com, LLC. However, news organizations or broadcasters in Sri Lanka may republish the news items in ColomboPage with proper acknowledgment to ColomboPage.