Flight diverted to Mattala due to bad weather

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A SriLankan flight which was scheduled to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning was diverted to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) due to the adverse weather conditions, the MRIA duty manager said.

He said the SriLankan Air UL-192 had arrived from Delhi International Airport and had landed at the MRIA at 9.35 a.m the duty manager said.

The BIA duty manager said the SriLankan flight was scheduled to land at BIA at 8.50 a.m.

"At the time of diverting, 128 passengers were on board. No one was allowed to disembark the flight," he said.

The flight will leave for BIA at 10.30 a.m after refuelling, the MRIA duty manager added. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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Costa Thursday, 24 October 2019 10:28 AM

Soon in the future MRIA will become BIA and BIA will become MRIA. Mr. Trump will store paddy in the BIA ...

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Chand Thursday, 24 October 2019 10:29 AM

How did they manage with paddy in the kitty?

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sunil Thursday, 24 October 2019 01:24 PM

Must have been a cargo flight with paddy for storage for MIA

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Yankee Dude Thursday, 24 October 2019 01:05 PM

Mr . Trump must be overjoyed that his brothers creation is getting a little business .

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Ajja Thursday, 24 October 2019 01:47 PM

So this proves MR has taken the right decision to have a second air port at Mattala. (MRIA) Hats off to you former President and opposition are only big talkers with no action.

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