Increased flights to Japan

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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SriLankan Airlines will increase flights to Japan starting tomorrow to cope with the increased bookings in the aftermath of the emergency situation there, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.

The first of these flights UL 1423 will depart Tokyo at 1630 hours tomorrow and arrive in Colombo at 0015 hours on Friday, according to the national carrier.

Meanwhile the Japanese Foreign Ministry in a briefing of the Diplomatic Corps on Tuesday has transmitted that there is no need for emergency measures to be taken in order to protect foreign nationals living there--in the wake of the situation triggered by explosions at nuclear plants in the Fukushima area due to the earthquake last Friday.

“The Government of Japan is taking all necessary measures to manage the situation, by cautioning the residents living within a radius of 30 kms from the nuclear facilities, to stay indoors,” the Ministry said.

The Ministry of External Affairs continues to be in close contact with the Sri Lanka Mission in Tokyo, according to Additional Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs Ranjith Uyangoda. (Dianne Silva )

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lankaman Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:25 PM

I am not sure if we will get permission. Usually at times of great calamity most air traffic is reserved for emergency and relief flights. Commercial flights are given second priority

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Brenan Thursday, 17 March 2011 02:07 AM

No need dude things are getting fine..I dont know what is all this fuzz about....so stupid to take sri lankans from Japan as there is no need..Gov trying to sow they are as they can lose nother profits for using flight for free...and election is the whole point for that...this gov is so funny..if people can understand that..

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dmlk332 Thursday, 17 March 2011 06:47 AM

everything is FINE?

There is a damn nuclear reactor about to go critical and everything is FINE?

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Roger Thursday, 17 March 2011 09:24 AM

Japan has closed its air space to stop the spreading of radioactive material which was released into the atmosphere after the explosion in a reactor.

how can SL airways fly in? there is a limit a person can be exposed to nuclear radiation per lifetime.

May be SL airways has specially equipped planes which absorb radiation????

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