Sri Lanka to open Borders for Tourists on 1st August with 100$ Visa Fee, Minimum 5 Days Stay and COVID Test on Arrival

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From August 1, 2020, the following airports; Bandaranaike International Airport [BIA], Colombo Ratmalana Airport [RMA], and Mattala Rajapaksa Hambantota Airport [MRIA] will resume operations to greet tourist arrivals.

According to visa procedures, all travelers will require a valid visa; this will be issued for 30 days and extendable for up to 6 months after arrival. Tourists are required to stay a minimum of 5-nights in Sri Lanka. Travelers staying for more than 10 days will be required to take a third test during their stay. 

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Airlines cancel flights in the wake of Cyclone Nisarga

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There have been warnings of the Cyclone making its landfall on the Maharashtra coast. Airlines canceled most flights to and from Mumbai in the wake of Cyclone Nisarga.

IndiGo canceled 17 flights and operated just three to Chandigarh, Ranchi, and Patna. Vistara also canceled flights to Delhi and Kolkata
The operators of the Mumbai airport held a meeting with its stakeholders to devise preventive measures to tackle potential adversities accompanied by the cyclone.

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532 flights operated on Day 1, over 39,000 people travelled: Puri

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The airlines resumed operations after a two-month nationwide lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of the virus. The airlines, which were allowed to operate one-third of their pre-lockdown domestic services

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted that 532 domestic flights operated on Monday and 39,231 passengers traveled 

States like Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu, which are home to some of the busiest airports in the country, were reluctant to allow domestic flight services from their airports, citing swelling Covid-19 cases there

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