Six aircraft diverted due to adverse weather at BIA

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By T.K.G Kapila

Colombo, November 26 (Daily Mirror) - Six aircraft have been diverted to the Mattala International Airport and Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in India due to the heavy rains around the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

Accordingly, aircraft arriving from Chennai in India and the Maldives, as well as an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi, have landed at the Mattala Airport.

Additionally, three flights arriving from Narita in Japan, Dubai and Chennai in India have been diverted to the Trivandrum Airport in India.

However, a China Airlines flight (CA-425) arriving from Chengdu Airport in China managed to land at the BIA despite the adverse weather conditions.

Comments - 12

Mizaru Tuesday, 26 November 2024 11:07 PM

So the money spent on the second international airport was a waste.

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Sokrates Wednesday, 27 November 2024 10:39 AM

The few landings of charter flights of a Russian low-cost airline and the few weather-related flight diversions can hardly justify the existence of this airport.

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Rip Winkle Wednesday, 27 November 2024 11:19 AM

Absolutely!

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Rip Winkle Wednesday, 27 November 2024 11:21 AM

Mizaru, you are cherry picking.

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saliya Wednesday, 27 November 2024 11:27 AM

Please check where they were diverted before Mattala rice warehouse came into existence and you will know how much of a waste it is

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DOT Wednesday, 27 November 2024 05:55 AM

Chaines take risk.

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china landed others couldn't Wednesday, 27 November 2024 08:38 AM

China landed others couldn't ??

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AAA Wednesday, 27 November 2024 09:59 AM

This is a minor situ and cannot cope even with today's hi-tech? Ratmalana and Jaffna still not ready? How many diverted during 1978 cyclone?

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Flyer Wednesday, 27 November 2024 10:56 AM

NOT MINOR. HUMAN BEING. SO MANY LIFE DONT TAKE IT EASY.

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Why divert Srilankan to Trivandrum Wednesday, 27 November 2024 12:41 PM

Diverting due to bad weather is a normal occurrence in aviation. The planes carry some extra fuel when bad weather expected. If there's no improvement and you are low on fuel one must divert to the planned airport. My question is why did yesterday's Srilankan flight from Tokyo divert to Trivandrum and not to Mattala. Tracking website is showing the plane is still in Trivandrum and did not return to Colombo. I think the passengers are in hotels at our expense. Had they diverted to Mattala the airline could have send a new set of crew to get the plane back to Colombo with minimum delay no? Can someone shed some light on this. I could be wrong.

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Wrong decision Wednesday, 27 November 2024 01:36 PM

Ahh the diverted Tokyo flight is now coming back from Trivandrum. Hope everyone had a nice rest at poor taxpayers account. Over to you minister of civil aviation

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Sambo Wednesday, 27 November 2024 08:41 PM

How do you categorize Mattala as an International airport when it does not have the basic staff. Passengers who disembark at Mattala are taken back to the BIA for emigration and Bagade and visa checks.

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