Two flights diverted to MRIA due to bad weather

Two SriLankan flights which were scheduled to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake were diverted to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) this morning due to adverse weather, the BIA Duty Manager said.

He said Srilankan flight UL-226 arrived from Dubai was scheduled to land at the BIA at 4.35 a.m. but landed at MRIA at 5.50 a.m.

However, he said the flight returned to the BIA at 7.20 a.m.

Meanwhile, Srilankan flight UL-142 arrived from Mumbai, India was scheduled to land at the BIA at 5.35 a.m. but landed at the MRIA at 6.00 a.m.

It returned to the BIA at 7.40 a.m., he said.(T.K.G. Kapila)