SriLankan has commenced flight operations to Nairobi in Kenya, its second destination in East Africa after flying to the Seychelles, a media communiqué by the national carrier said.

Scheduled flights commenced today (April 22) between Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), East Africa’s largest and busiest airport.

Accordingly, SriLankan Airlines would commence its flights to Nairobi every Thursday using an Airbus A330 configured for 269 economy and 28 business class seats.

The frequency of operation will be once a week. Flight UL1715 will depart Colombo at 10:45 hrs, landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 14:40 hrs., with the return leg UL1716 leaving Nairobi at 04:40 hrs. and landing back into Colombo at 13:55 hrs.